EstuaryWatch Data Portal

Despite heavy rain on 10/5 - 19.0; 11/5 - 33.4; 12/5 - 7.8.   there was little change since the last regular monitoring in April.  One could see where the flow of water had flooded over the beach by the fact that sand hand been washed up into a small  embankment and was washed smooth across a much wider width than normal.

Water level recorded as 0.79m AHD at 14:00.  3mm of rain recorded overnight at the Lorne Nursing Home. On the 25/04/2017 the water level was 0.46m AHD at 13:35. Large amount of rain overnight but the rain gauge was emptied before I could get to it!!!

Water level was 0.85m AHD at 14:02. 13 mm recorded overnight at the Lorne Nursing Home. Beaufort scale was 1 and the Sea state was smooth.

34mm of rain recorded over night at the Nursing Home. 110mm of rain recorded in John Street Lorne and 80mm of rain recorded over night at Teddy's Lookout.  Depth was unreadable due to mud.  Water level looks low.  Estuary mouth open  with out flow.  Sea state was slight and wind direction was SE with a Beaufort Scale of 3. Last photo show undercut banks enlarged telephoto.

Water level recorded as 1.03m AHD and 3mm of rain recorded a the Lorne Nursing Home.

Photos taken from Ep1 and Ep2. Water level was 1.06m AHD at 15:15. The wind was blowing SE. Beaufort Scale was 3. Sea state was Slight.  16mm of rain recorded over night at the Lorne Nursing Home. Mouth open with outflow.  Did not walk out to confirm flow but water sheen seen on sand to sea, so assume outflow.  Returned following day 13/03/2017 and the water level was 1.05m AHD.

The water level on the Erskine River estuary was 0.88m AHD.

The water level on the Erskine River estuary was 0.89m AHD .  There was 21.5mm of rain recorded at the Lorne Nursing Home on this this date.  Visited again on the 07/02/2017 and the water level was 0.88mAHD at 13:56.

Water level on the Erskine River estuary was 0.93m AHD.  There was 21.1mm of rain on this date in Lorne.

Permitted artificial estuary opening. Water level recorded as 1.60m AHD.