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Estuary event details
| Estuary | Barham River Estuary |
|---|---|
| Region | Corangamite CMA |
| Event type | Estuary Entrance Opening |
| Date and time | 23 April 2014 09:15am |
| Description |
On Friday the 18/04/2014 at 09.30 the river mouth is open and the estuary height is 0.92m. the sea is moderate and the first moderate to large swells of the season are anticipated. Saturday the 19/04/2014 at 10.30 the river mouth is closed the estuary height is 1.22m and the swell is slightly larger than Friday. Sunday at 08.15 the river mouth is closed and there are rough sea conditions with a clean swell. The estuary height is 1.52m. Monday is similar conditions and the estuary height is 1.61m. Tuesday the 22/04/2014 at 08.15 the estuary height is 1.68m the river mouth is closed and the rough sea has large clean swell. During the night the sea had swept over the full length of the unvegetated berm. However the berm clearance was less than 0.1m. On Wednesday the 23/04/2014 at 09.15 the river mouth was open the sea conditions were back to moderate and the estuary height was 0.90m. On Saturday the 03/05/2014 at 11.20 the sea conditions were rough with a large clean swell. The estuary height was 1.26m but the river mouth was open. A substantial sand cutting at the river mouth indicated the river mouth had been closed. This season the river exit has been well to the North and also my lowest recorded estuary water height is 0.8m. The rock platform at the river mouth which controls the base/low water height of the estuary must be higher with a more Northerly exit. The river mouth exit with the lowest rock platform allows the estuary water level to fall to 0.43m. The Mounts Bay beach has been gaining sand over most of its length. |
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