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Water level too low to get AHD measurement

Water level too low to measure on AHD gauge

Monitoring supported by kayleigh

NOTE - mouth state was not recorded on the sheet. i beleive given the height of the AHD gauge it would be closed.

Mouth has been closed for the last 2 months. Observed some 'oily' type substance in the river water closest to the ocean (probably blown down that way) - took photo and uploaded, wasnt a large amount and may be of natural occurance.

*NOTE* Forgot to get a reading at AHD gauge. also didnt bring the gear along to measure berm height (wheel, measuring pole) as i wasnt expecting the mouth to be closed.

Monitoring assisted by Ashleigh (new member, not in database) Kayleigh and Toby.

AHD out of the water

artificial opening 1-2 days before we monitored, see photos

AHD unsure, perhaps out of the water

estuary was illegally opened

narrow channel with outflow

berm is too big to other person, need binoculars and walkie talkie/phones with reception to tell each other up or down

very slow outflow - upper catchment

no equipment handy for berm measurement

berm height not measured, no equipment

seaweed evidence of ingress of sea at high tide so tidal influence ticked

AHD: water level below marker

flock of Double banded Plovers feeding on estuary

Sorry, forgot to check the water level gauge on the way out so ive left the start observation out.

sediment covers height guage at low tide

gauge out of water at start

• apologies I forgot to do the water level measurements and only remembered when i was leaving.
• there was water on the the gauge this time however the bottom of the gauge is quite grimy and it would have been more of a guess as to what the water height was, i did give it a bit of a rub with my hand and its quite stuck on so im not sure exactly what we can clean it with.

• Gauge board was out of water so unable to record water level AHD.

• Gauge board was out of water so you couldn't record AHD water level.

• Water height varying from 0.69 to 0.74.
• Heavy squalls. Rain over past two days. Creek is flowing out.

• Gauge board was out of the water.
• 3 dogs off lead at the river mouth.
• river mouth 10m wide (estimate).
• erosion on bend of estuary.

• large amount of rain has let to high fresh water flows.
• estuary is milky brown in colour.
• salt marsh is inundated at Black gate road.

• AHD water level gauge is out of the water.

Beautiful balmy morning. Carpark and overflow park busy with many surfing - some excellent breaks affording long rides.

Surface frothing observed at Mullet Creek Bridge also present at river mouth.

Lindsay Raybould assisted with monitoring and photography.

king tide (new moon)

destructive waves eroding the sand bank of the mouth

mouth completely open

surfers were reporting a 1.8 metre swell

slow to medium strength destructive waves entering the mouth

mouth approximately 15 metres wide

water level again no where near the the AHD gauge (may need to think about relocating it. It currently sits on a rocky shelf that only really has water during a flood event)

• Great Egret and Pied Cormorant on Mullet Creek.
• Creek full after recent rains. Paddocks north of Black Gate Road are flooded. 
• Creek outflow visible among surf at the river mouth.

calm constructive wave entering mouth

dogs of lead in the hooded plover area

mouth around 15 m wide

• AHD water level gauge is out of the water.

red-kneed dotteral was heard

the Point Impossible surf carnival was  on

Lee and I were there at peak low tide so the water was not touching the AHD level. Apparently there are Hooded Plovers on the estuary but Lee and I did not see any. We saw lots of seagulls.

• the height of the gauge is out of the water by about 200mm.  There was no noticeable height difference when leaving.

Water level below AHD gauge board

• tide is slowly coming up.
• couldn't record finish water level because it dropped while we were monitoring.
• two pacific gulls.

Recent community dug channel 0.3 - 0.5m wide x 85m long has allowed some ingress of sea water.

Access closed

Community dug channel 1.3m wide x 21m long x 0.3m deep

great egrets, swans and banded stilts in estuary

double banded plovers and red capped plovers on beach

Sea weed at creek edges

Flow pattern in sand indicate entry of sea water