GMC Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site
4 June 2015
Observation details
Overview
| Estuary | Gellibrand River Estuary |
|---|---|
| Site | Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site |
| Observation ID | #9696 |
| Date and Time | Thursday 4th June 2015 09:00am |
| Approved | Approved |
Notes
- Flow our through very narrow, shallow channel against cliff face over large sand build up at mouth
- Previous steep sides to channel have been smoothed out by longshore drift moving west along the beach, across mouth, around rocks & entering channel over a wide area closer to estuary
- Beach is much higher just east of mouth & projects out to sea at mid beach
- East end of beach continually scouring out & much lower
- Waves in all directions along whole beach area
- Large amount of sand visible in waves especially where sand projection occurs.
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