Observation #12859 20-02-2019 | GMC: Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site

Observation details

Overview

Estuary	Gellibrand River Estuary
Site	Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site
Observation ID	#12859
Date and Time	Wednesday 20th February 2019 11:50am
Approved	Approved

Notes

AHD G6 1.36 @ 11:35

Mouth closed -no waves over berm

SW swell/rough sea impacting strongly at east end of beach. Large amount of sand visible in ocean all along beach with more around mouth. Berm is higher than previously observed & sand is now completely covering all of rocks. Berm slopes gradually down towards ocean with highest part near rocks area

No water over any roads or tracks (apart from low track) but 2 small puddles on top track

Mouth Observation

Mouth state	Closed
Previous	C C C C O O O O C C C C C C C C C O O O O O C O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O C O O O O C O O O O O O C C C C
Flow Present?	No
Previous	N N N N Y Y Y Y N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N N
Flow Direction	N/A
Previous	N N N N O I O O N N N N N N N N N O O O O O N O I O O O I O O I O O N O I O O O O O O O N O O O O N O O O O O I N N N N

	Above Sea	Above Estuary
Berm Height (m)	0.6m	0.5m
Berm Length (m)	71.0m

Physical Condition

	Current	Mode
Wind Direction	South
Beaufort Scale	Fresh breeze
Sea State	Rough

Water Levels and Tides

Water Level	Start	Finish
Height (m)	1.37m	1.37m
Time (hh:mm)	11:50	13:20
Tidal influence	No
Tidal Range	Time	Height
High	11:48	0.650
Low	18:57	0.360

Observation Documents

Link	Date	File name	Description
Download	21-04-2019 11:00	Gp1_20190220_1_212_0397.JPG	gp1_1
Download	21-04-2019 11:00	Gp1_20190220_2_252_0398.JPG	gp1_2
Download	21-04-2019 11:00	Gp1_20190220_3_292__0399.JPG	gp1_3
Download	21-04-2019 11:00	Gp1_20190220_4_332_0400.JPG	gp1_4
Download	21-04-2019 11:00	Gp1_20190220_5_732_0401.JPG	gp1_5