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Estuary event details
| Estuary | Barham River Estuary |
|---|---|
| Region | Corangamite CMA |
| Event type | Estuary Entrance Opening |
| Date and time | 4 February 2015 13:00pm |
| Description |
24/01/2015 the river mouth closed at 9.00 the estuary is 1.22mAHD and the seas slight and smooth. 25/01/2015 at 8.00 the estuary is 1.39mAHD, slight smooth seas and the berm clearance is 0.23m. The overnight tide had been over most of the long legth of the berm. There were no moderate swells observed during this river mouth closure. By 14.30 on the 30/01/2015 the estuary height has reached 1.62mAHD and the berm clearance is 0.19m. 31/01/2015 the high tide had not crossed the berm at all. 02/02/2015 at 10.30 the stuary height is 1.685mAHD. 04/02/2015 at 1.00 the estuary height is 1.725mAHD and the berm clearance was 0.15m. The width of the berm keeping the river mouth closed was narrow and there was canal half dug by a member of the public playing with the idea of opening the mouth. 06/02/2015 the river mouth had opened with some force but the estuary only fell to 0.92mAHD water height. Prior to the river mouth closing on the 24/01/2015 the estuary had a settled height of 0.94mAHD. The estuary is still at a settled height of 0.92m AHD on the 16/02/2015 even thogh the river flow increased and estuary height raised by an intense rainstorm on Febuary the 13th. |
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