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Observation details

Overview

Estuary Gellibrand River Estuary
Site Bridge at Latrobe Creek Mouth as it enters the Gellibrand
Observation ID #16438
Date and Time Friday 13th September 2024 12:02pm
Approved Pending

Notes

Nancy Maclean also sampling

 

Bitterly cold, wind & rain

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 12.20 0.50 10.18 100.5 0.65
Previous 12.4 5.3 9.6 94.8 7.5
Median 15.1 3.00 8.71 92.80 4.2
0.5m 12.10 0.50 10.14 99.8 0.65
Previous 11.8 2.9 10.1 98.6 4.2
Median 15.1 2.90 8.71 92.80 4.2
1.0m 12.10 0.50 10.14 99.8 0.65
Previous 12.4 22.4 6.8 67.6 32.0
Median 15.3 22.40 9.02 99.60 27.0
1.5m 12.00 0.50 10.12 99.5 0.67
Previous 11.8 5.9 10.0 98.3 8.4
Median 15.4 18.90 9.18 99.90 27.0
2.0m 11.90 0.70 10.05 98.6 0.99 Unstable reading EC
Previous 12.9 33.6 9.3 93.4 48.0
Median 15.9 33.10 4.67 52.00 46.9
2.5m 11.90 4.20 8.67 84.9 6.06
Previous 12.8 29.5 8.1 81.3 42.2
Median 16.1 32.80 4.67 52.00 46.9

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 10 6.9
Previous 0.1 9 6.1
Median 0.1 9 7.2
Bottom 2.5 9 6.5
Previous 3.4 9 5.9
Median 2.8 15 7.1

Other details

Max depth 2.77
Previous 3.46
Median 2.87
Flow estimate Slow

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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