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Estuary event details
| Estuary | Barham River Estuary |
|---|---|
| Region | Corangamite CMA |
| Event type | Estuary Entrance Opening |
| Date and time | 15 May 2013 08:05am |
| Description |
On the 9th May 2013 the Barham river mouth closed; the seas were moderate and the estuary water height was 0.86mAHD. By the 13th of May the estuary height was 1.24m. The river flow was low for this time of year and waves since the 9th were crossing the berm only at the closed river mouth. On the 14th of May rain boosted the river flow. At 07.10 on the 14/05/2013 the estuary height was 1.39m and the berm clearance 0.3m. At 08.05 on the 15/05/2013 the estuary height was 1.79m with minimal berm clearance. By 10.44 on the 15th the river mouth had naturally opened and the estuary height was1.22m. |
The estuary height was 1.48m, the swell moderate. The swell is crossing the berm with the high tide. The harbour still water height at 15.20 was 1.40mAHD; a high tide.
The river mouth is close to a natural opening. The sand build was near the sea as we had had no powerful swell events and the build up was in the narrow opening left from the artificial opening on May the 3rd.
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