13-12-2008

Estuary event details

Estuary	Barham River Estuary
Region	Corangamite CMA
Event type	Weather Event
Date and time	13 December 2008 12:00pm
Description	On the 13th Dec. there was a small flood on the Barham River. Photos 1 & 2 show the flood water meeting Medium to Large Swell at the River Mouth. The estuary water level is 1.6mAHD and the tide reading is 0.52mAHD Photo 3 is the fish platform with the floodwater peaking at 1.66mAHD. Photo 4 is the fish platform 3 days after the flood. The wooden platform is covered with river sediment. The estuary water level is 0.5mAHD. The river mouth has been scoured out by the flood down to the rock platform. Photo 5 is of the river mouth at 7pm on the 16/12/08. The lowest water level I have recorded for the Barham estuary is 0.363mAHD on the 23/12/08. Prior to the flood scouring out the river mouth: the river mouth was open, water out and the estuary water level at .843mAHD.