EstuaryWatch Data Portal
Overview
| Estuary name | Anglesea River Estuary |
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| CMA | Corangamite CMA |
| Description |
The Anglesea River Estuary is approximately 2.618km in length with a catchment area of 885.1 Ha. There are extensive boardwalks, bridges and trails around the estuary which provide many opportunities to get up close to the estuary. |
| Estuary Values |
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| Estuary Threats |
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| Data | Site observations |
| Status | Active |
| Monitor group | Anglesea River EstuaryWatchers |
| Document | 10987_ANGLESEA_RIVER_ESTUARY_MANAGMENT_PLAN.pdf |
| Document | Anglesea River Estuary Fact Sheet |
Sites
| Site details | Options |
|---|---|
A1 Jetty opposite Angahook Corner StoreActive Physico-Chemical 29-04-2007 - 20-03-2024Sampling from Jetty opposite Minifie Avenue/ Angahook Cafe, adjacent to the information centre. |
Observations 184 |
A2 Fishing platform upstream of Great Ocean Rd BridgeActive Physico-Chemical 29-04-2007 - 20-03-2024Fishing Platform upstream of the Great Ocean Road bridge and boat houses located on the western bank. |
Observations 182 |
A3 Footbridge near Bingley ParadeActive Physico-Chemical 29-04-2007 - 20-03-2024Footbridge that crosses estuary. |
Observations 198 |
A4 Footbridge adjacent to Coogarah ParkActive Physico-Chemical 29-04-2007 - 20-03-2024Footbridge located adjacent to Coogarah Park. |
Observations 174 |
A5 Culvert on Coalmine RoadActive Physico-Chemical 29-04-2007 - 20-03-2024Culvert on Coalmine Road. |
Observations 168 |
AGB Anglesea Water Level Gauge BoardActive Gauge BoardThe gauge board is located under the GOR bridge. Measurements are taken from the inland side of the bridge, off the western bank. |
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AMC Anglesea River Estuary Mouth Observation SiteActive Mouth Condition 17-04-2007 - 20-03-2024Small sand dune hillock on eastern side of estuary mouth |
Observations 240 |
Ap1 Anglesea River Estuary Mouth PhotopointActive Photopoint 10-05-2008 - 26-03-2024Adjacent to eastern bank of river mouth, southern most point. |
Photos 516 |
Ap2 Anglesea River Estuary Mouth Photopoint 2Retired Photopoint 31-08-2008 - 13-09-2021Exit point of walking track onto estuary/beach. SW corner of Anglesea Family Holiday Park. |
Photos 324 |
Ap3 Anglesea River Estuary Mouth Photopoint 3Active Photopoint 25-11-2016 - 26-03-2024Photo is taken from the Anglesea Rivermouth (East) signage W89 that sits next to the walking track that follows the river. |
Photos 268 |
Recent Events
| Event Details |
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| 01-05-2020 Estuary Entrance Opening Waves overtopped the Berm either side of High Tide at 17:37 hrs. The estuary height was 1.58m at the time. A small intermittent inflow of seawater occurred. The next day I measured the Berm Height at 1.97m AHD |
| 12-04-2020 Estuary Entrance Opening Waves overtopped berm and caused an intermittent inflow of sea water around High Tide. Estuary level was 1.54m AHD
Note strong physical and anecdotal evidence that the same thing happened on 11/4/20. |
| 28-01-2020 Estuary Entrance Opening At 03:30hrs on 28/1/20 during a high spring tide waves overtopped the Berm at the river mouth and introduced a significant amount of seawater into the river. Although the flow was intermittent at the beach, further down the river a strong continuous inflow was observed. I have film of this. Note that the river level was 1.34m AHD and the berm was measured at 10am on 28/1/20 at .85m above the river level. This means that waves strongly overtopped a berm height of 1.34 + .85 = 2.19m AHD. Unfortunately I could not download the MP4 file of this event |
Estuary Snapshots
The EstuaryWatch snapshots provide a summary of estuary condition on a particular day. For all EstuaryWatch Snapshots, photopoint photos and a longitudinal water quality profile from the estuary mouth to the inland extent is displayed. Read more
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