Observation details

Overview

Estuary Gellibrand River Estuary
Site Bridge at Rivernook
Observation ID #11357
Date and Time Friday 21st July 2017 09:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Air temp 3.

Many currents & eddies in extremely fast flow, large amount of debris in flow ( mainly dead veg.) 

Rivernook flats have water cover & wide area of water flowing through dip in causeway but practically no water downstream of bridge on north side of channel on Kangaroobie

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 8.60 0.20 7.32 63.2 0.34
Previous 10.3 0.2 8.5 76.2 0.4
Median 17.3 0.40 6.98 67.60 0.8
0.5m 8.70 0.20 7.34 63.3 0.34
Previous 10.1 0.2 8.4 75.2 0.4
Median 17.3 0.40 6.43 67.20 0.8
1.0m 8.70 0.20 7.34 63.8 0.34
Previous 10.3 0.2 8.4 74.8 0.4
Median 17.4 0.40 6.90 67.50 0.9
1.5m 8.70 0.20 7.38 63.5 0.34
Previous 10.1 0.2 8.4 74.7 0.4
Median 17.4 0.40 6.31 64.70 0.9
2.0m 8.70 0.20 7.37 63.3 0.34
Previous 10.3 0.2 8.2 74.1 0.4
Median 18.3 1.00 6.78 62.20 35.3
2.5m 8.70 0.20 7.37 63.4 0.34
Previous 10.1 0.2 8.5 75.5 0.4
Median 18.3 1.00 5.02 61.70 35.3
3.0m 8.70 0.20 7.34 63.4 0.34
Previous 10.3 0.2 8.4 75.0 0.4
Median 18.3 27.00 3.68 46.50 42.8
3.5m 8.70 0.20 7.41 63.7 0.34
Previous 10.1 0.2 8.5 75.8 0.4
Median 18.3 27.00 3.59 45.80 42.8
4.0m 8.70 0.20 7.40 63.7 0.34
Previous 10.3 0.2 8.4 75.0 0.4
Median 16.6 27.30 3.42 39.50 42.4
4.5m 8.80 0.20 7.41 63.8 0.34
Previous 10.1 0.2 8.6 76.3 0.4
Median 18.1 27.80 3.42 39.50 43.1
5.0m 8.80 0.20 7.41 63.8 0.34
Previous 10.3 0.2 8.2 73.2 0.4
Median 16.6 27.80 3.26 43.70 43.1
5.5m 8.80 0.20 7.37 63.6 0.34
Previous 10.1 0.2 8.6 76.2 0.4
Median 16.6 27.80 3.21 38.30 43.1
5.7m 8.80 0.20 7.35 63.4 0.34
Previous 14.4 26.9 3.3 38.3 41.9
Median 17.9 28.60 3.21 38.30 44.3

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 70 6.7
Previous 0.1 9 6.1
Median 0.1 9 6.4
Bottom 5.7
Previous 5.2
Median 5.2

Other details

Max depth 5.83
Previous 5.25
Median 5.25
Flow estimate Fast

Observation Documents

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Preceding Observations

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