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Estuary event details
| Estuary | Barham River Estuary |
|---|---|
| Region | Corangamite CMA |
| Event type | Estuary Entrance Opening |
| Date and time | 29 March 2015 13:30pm |
| Description |
On the 24/03/2015 at 10.55 the river mouth is closed with a berm clearance of 0.3m. The last high tide had clearly been over the full length of the berm. The estuary height was 1.36m AHD. On Friday 27th at 17.15 the river mouth is closed with a slight to moderate sea and the estuary height is 1.815m AHD. 28/03/2015 ,Saturday at 15.00 the estuary height is 1.89m AHD. At the river mouth there has been a fair amount of digging to artificially open the entrance but only a small amount of water from the estuary has flowed out. The berm clearance without the digging is 0.24m On the 29/03/2015 at 13.30 the estuary height is 1.91m AHD. On Monday the 30/03/2015 at 11.00 the river mouth is open and the estuary height is0.94m AHD. Without the artificial opening the estuary height expect the estuary height to get above 2.1m before a natural opening. The high tides were not crossing the berm subsquent to the Friday observation. |
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