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Estuary event details
Estuary Barham River Estuary
Region Corangamite CMA
Event type Unusual/Extraordinary occurrence!
Date and time 9 September 2009 10:01am
Description The Marengo to Apollo Bay beach that is west of the Barham river mouth, by my experience, has a very low sand level. East of the public toilet block, two 10 cm thick seams of Ilmenite,both approximately 40 metres long have been exposed. Large areas of the beach are covered in a black film from the ilmenite washed out by wave action. Attached photos show the extent of the ilmenite seams (. By the 10/10/2009 sand on the beach had built up to the top of the ilmenite seam. By 24/11/2009 the beach was clean and the ilmenite was covered. As of the 25/4/2010 the sand level has continued to rise and would be nearly 1 metre above the level on the 25/9/2009.
No 5. photo 09/09/2009: Ilmenite in the sand is approximately 10 cms thick.
Ilmenite in the sand is approximately 10 cms thick.
No 2. photo 09/11/2007: Photo of the sand dune directly to the N-E of the toilet block on the foreshore. Beach cutaway in the foreground is very small here. Beach to be further eroded over next 22 months. Next photo.
Photo of the sand dune directly to the N-E of the toilet block on the foreshore. Beach cutaway in the foreground is very small here. Beach to be further eroded over next 22 months. Next photo.
No 3. photo 09/09/2009: Same location as photo No 2 [photo taken at distance]. Beach height much lower and seam of ilmenite exposed on beach.
Same location as photo No 2 [photo taken at distance]. Beach height much lower and seam of ilmenite exposed on beach.
No 1. photo 09/11/2007: Storm on the 04/11/2007 had created a 0.9 metre high cutaway on the beach and a sand bar 80 metres offshore. At the moment the cutaway is well over a metre high and has moved well into the dune grass.
Storm on the 04/11/2007 had created a 0.9 metre high cutaway on the beach and a sand bar 80 metres offshore. At the moment the cutaway is well over a metre high and has moved well into the dune grass.
No 6. photo 09/09/2009: This photo is the berm opposite photopoint BmP2. Some of the ilmenite coming out of the beach/sand dune is being deposited on the beach 100's of metres to the N-E, towards the Barham river mouth.
This photo is the berm opposite photopoint BmP2. Some of the ilmenite coming out of the beach/sand dune is being deposited on the beach 100's of metres to the N-E, towards the Barham river mouth.
No 4. photo 09/09/2009: Two main section where ilmenite is present. The far area is near the toilet block. The nearer section seems bigger.
Two main section where ilmenite is present. The far area is near the toilet block. The nearer section seems bigger.
Ilmenite in the sand is approximately 10 cms thick.
Photo of the sand dune directly to the N-E of the toilet block on the foreshore. Beach cutaway in the foreground is very small here. Beach to be further eroded over next 22 months. Next photo.
Same location as photo No 2 [photo taken at distance]. Beach height much lower and seam of ilmenite exposed on beach.
Storm on the 04/11/2007 had created a 0.9 metre high cutaway on the beach and a sand bar 80 metres offshore. At the moment the cutaway is well over a metre high and has moved well into the dune grass.
This photo is the berm opposite photopoint BmP2. Some of the ilmenite coming out of the beach/sand dune is being deposited on the beach 100's of metres to the N-E, towards the Barham river mouth.
Two main section where ilmenite is present. The far area is near the toilet block. The nearer section seems bigger.
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