19-08-2013

Estuary event details

Estuary	Barham River Estuary
Region	Corangamite CMA
Event type	Weather Event
Date and time	19 August 2013 10:50am
Description	A morning of very rough to high sea conditions created high water levels in the estuary. . At 9.15 the estuary height was 1.50m with the river mouth open and large waves coming in the river mouth. There was light to moderate sediment in the river water and an expected estuary height of approximately 0.9m without sea blockage at the river mouth. At 10.05 the estuary height was 1.51m and the still water height in the harbour was 0.96mAHD. A strong West wind was blowing. At 12.30 the estuary height was 1.44m with the river mouth open and flow out. The sea conditions were down to very rough and the still water height in the harbour was 0.81m At 7.40 on the 20/08/2013 the estuary height was 0.90m. August was a wet month but there were no intense flooding rain events. The estuary height stayed under 1.0m when not influenced by tide or swell.