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Estuary event details
Estuary Barham River Estuary
Region Corangamite CMA
Event type Weather Event
Date and time 10 May 2016 15:47pm
Description On Monday 09/05/2016 the Barham river mouth is closed, the estuary water height is 1.30m. The berm clearance is 0.2m and the seas are slight.
At 07.50 on Tuesday 10/05/2016 the river mouth is just open and the estuary height is 1.66m. the seas are slight and the tide is low. The paradise river gauge is at 0.406 and the flow has very light sediment.
At 14.45 the estuary height is 1.58m; waves are coming in the open river mouth and the seas have become moderaate.
At 14.50 the tide height in the Harbour is1.57mAHD [2.51m CD].
At 15.47 the tide is receding and the estuary height is 1.66m.
The estuary height was recorded as only 0.1 of a metre higher than the tide peak.
River mouth at 15.05 10/05/2016: Build up of sand at the river mouth with the clean moderate swell entering the river entrance.
Build up of sand at the river mouth with the clean moderate swell entering the river entrance.
Seal colony at 16.00 on 10/05/2016: Marengo's seal colony constricted for space with high tide and swell. Sometimes home to 240 seals.
Marengo's seal colony constricted for space with high tide and swell. Sometimes home to 240 seals.
River mouth at 15.00 on 10/05/2016: Moderate seas are entering the river mouth. Orange webbing fencing to dissuade people going on cliff face has been damaged.
Moderate seas are entering the river mouth. Orange webbing fencing to dissuade people going on cliff face has been damaged.
Build up of sand at the river mouth with the clean moderate swell entering the river entrance.
Marengo's seal colony constricted for space with high tide and swell. Sometimes home to 240 seals.
Moderate seas are entering the river mouth. Orange webbing fencing to dissuade people going on cliff face has been damaged.
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