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Estuary event details
Estuary Barham River Estuary
Region Corangamite CMA
Event type Estuary Entrance Opening
Date and time 16 June 2014 17:15pm
Description On Monday 16th June at 08.00 the Barham river mouth is closed and the estuary water height is1.66m. The berm clearance at the river mouth was 0.10m with moderate sea conditions.
By 17.15 on the 16th the river mouth was open and the estuary height had fallen to 1.60m.
There had been no large rain events, plenty of sand around the river mouth and moderate seas with westerly wind. The result a late season river mouth closure.
The closure was typical of this season of only lasting a few days and naturally opening at a level below that which can negatively effect land assets.
BmP3 16/06/2014 @ 08.00: Estuary view with river mouth closed.
Estuary view with river mouth closed.
BmP3 16/06/2014 at 08.00 : Sea view and river mouth closed
Sea view and river mouth closed
BmP3 19/06/2014 at 13.00: The river mouth is open with plentiful sand on the SW side of the river mouth. The river flow is over easterly rock shelves at the river mouth and the estuary water height is not falling below 0.90mAHD.
The river mouth is open with plentiful sand on the SW side of the river mouth. The river flow is over easterly rock shelves at the river mouth and the estuary water height is not falling below 0.90mAHD.
Estuary view with river mouth closed.
Sea view and river mouth closed
The river mouth is open with plentiful sand on the SW side of the river mouth. The river flow is over easterly rock shelves at the river mouth and the estuary water height is not falling below 0.90mAHD.
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