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Estuary event details
Estuary Barham River Estuary
Region Corangamite CMA
Event type Estuary Entrance Opening
Date and time 21 April 2013 16:05pm
Description At noon on the 11/04/2013 the Barham river mouth was closed with a berm clearance of 0.3m over the estuary water height of 0.9mAHD.
The river mouth remained closed for 10 days. During the closure the river flow was moderately low and the sea conditions were slight to moderate.
On 16/04/2013 the estuary height was 1.395m.
At 16.05 on 21/04/2013 the estuary level was 1.68m and the river mouth berm clearance 0.1m.
At 11.15 on 22/04/2013 the estuary water level was 0.84m and the river mouth open.
Walking track to BmP3 photo: 16.05 on 21/04/2013. With the small berm clearance above the estuary water level a member of the public had decided to open the river mouth; as shown in the photo.
16.05 on 21/04/2013. With the small berm clearance above the estuary water level a member of the public had decided to open the river mouth; as shown in the photo.
BmP3 on 21/04/2013: The berm closing the river mouth is narrow and close to the sea. There had been no large swell events to drive sand well into the river mouth.
The berm closing the river mouth is narrow and close to the sea. There had been no large swell events to drive sand well into the river mouth.
16.05 on 21/04/2013. With the small berm clearance above the estuary water level a member of the public had decided to open the river mouth; as shown in the photo.
The berm closing the river mouth is narrow and close to the sea. There had been no large swell events to drive sand well into the river mouth.
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