Observation details

Overview

Estuary Gellibrand River Estuary
Site Bridge at Latrobe Creek Mouth as it enters the Gellibrand
Observation ID #11245
Date and Time Thursday 1st June 2017 12:35pm
Approved Approved

Notes

AHD G2 0.38

Large amount of dead veg. in flow.

Surface covered by large 'slick' moving upstream & downstream under the bridge as flow changed

During monitoring the flow was up stream from 0.10m to 2.00m. It then changed & went downstream at 2.50m  The change in movement was throughout the water column not dependent on depth.

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 10.50 1.00 6.43 57.7 1.89
Previous 12.0 2.0 8.2 76.0 3.7
Median 17.1 2.70 7.00 74.70 5.0
0.5m 10.40 1.00 6.03 54.6 2.00
Previous 16.2 9.7 2.3 24.9 15.0
Median 17.1 2.70 7.00 74.70 5.1
1.0m 10.60 2.00 3.94 35.9 3.85
Previous 12.3 2.3 7.9 73.8 4.3
Median 16.9 6.80 6.32 75.00 12.2
1.5m 10.60 2.30 3.25 32.6 4.30
Previous 16.4 22.8 6.7 79.8 36.1
Median 17.2 7.10 6.32 76.30 12.3
2.0m 10.70 2.30 2.98 27.1 4.34
Previous 14.3 25.7 7.2 78.4 39.9
Median 16.7 28.30 5.18 60.40 43.7
2.5m 10.70 2.30 2.96 27.0 4.34
Previous 16.6 32.1 5.2 64.4 49.0
Median 16.7 28.30 4.98 58.80 43.7

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 12 6.7
Previous 0.1 9 6.4
Median 0.1 9 6.9
Bottom 2.5
Previous 3.2
Median 2.9

Other details

Max depth 2.60
Previous 3.30
Median 3.02
Flow estimate Slow

Observation Documents

Link Date File name Description

Preceding Observations

C Estuary is closed to the sea. O Estuary is open to the sea. P Perched
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