EstuaryWatch Data Portal

Wind at Teddy's lookout gusting N/W to force 4.Wind at Lower Lookout W, gusting to force 4.

River's path through sand now closer to N/E side of estuary.

Vegetation grown to obscure view at StP2_1

Estuary almost closed.Hardly any water reaching the sea 33 minutes after low tide. Water dammed up in northern part of estuary. Estuary fills at high tide. Wind at Teddys lookout S, scale 4.

Extra photographs taken to show damming of water and minimal flow to sea.

River course through sand is closer to N/Wpart of estuary (ie closer to Great Ocean Road. Wind at Teddys Lookout S gusting to scale 5.

River mostly very shallow through sand from mouth up to bridge.

Wind at Teddys - S.

Lower lookout:

love heart gone,bush has grown.

Lots of sand shifted out. River is very shallow and in 2 streams out to sea.

Fair bit of seaweed in estuary.

Sand carved out on western edge of estuary.Wind in light gusts.

Wind at Teddys lookout N/W scale 4.

Gentle northerly breeze scale 2 at Teddy's.

Wind gusting from south west at scale 4 at lower lookout.

Lot's of people at both lookouts.

Heavy seas last week and at weekend shifted a lot of sand from S/W corner of estuary.

Wind direction at Teddy's lookout S scale 4.

Sea surging right up estuary further upstream than the bridge,

River path moved to north side of estuary.

Wind at Teddys, N/W

New steps installed between Teddys lookout and lower lookout.

Water fills whole estuary at high tide.Path of river moving towards south side of estuary.Rocks on north side becoming exposed.

Dead pelican on beach.Unusual?

Graffiti at Teddys lookout.

4 photos taken at high tide from car park.

Due to rain events course of river through sand has moved closer to northern side of estuary.

Teddys wind direction E.

Seaweed deposits on beach.

River has changed course through sand after 120mm + rainfall on 21st March.

Mouth very shallow,very little flow. South west corner and deeper areas in northern corner,

Estuary water closest to road is deep and is dark in colour(tannin ?).River flowing against southern edge of estuary.

Wind at Teddy's South scale 5

River cut in against southern bank.Many white cockatoos about. More rubbish than usual on beach and car park,

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• 5 unrestrained dogs on the beach-dog droppings not picked up.
• Too dangerous to try and read depth gauge because grass from end of bridge to edge of river is more than waist high.
• Large rubber tyre floating in the river.

Both gauges out of the water and unreadable.

River bed deep and flow quite swift