GMC Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site
18 July 2015
Observation details
Overview
| Estuary | Gellibrand River Estuary |
|---|---|
| Site | Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site |
| Observation ID | #9745 |
| Date and Time | Saturday 18th July 2015 11:20am |
| Approved | Approved |
Notes
- Flow out through wide mouth (heavy rainfall during the week) slight discharge around mouth & to east
- Waves entering channel & estuary, flowing upstream at G2 with strong pulsing action causing fluctuation from AHD 0.92 to 0.86 within 60sec. Flow at Lt.1 also going upstream.
- Very strong long shore drift across mouth with waves in all directions
- High sand build up at mid beach is being eroded by long shore drift & ssw / sw swell
- large no. cuttlefish in swash lines
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