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29-08-2016 Unusual/Extraordinary occurrence!
  • Department of Environment, Land Water and Planning have funded Otway Coast Committee of Management to carry out sand renourishment along the beach towards Apollo Bay over 2-3 days.
  • They took sand from Wild Dog Beach and carried about 50 lorryloads to the beach around the carpark below Marriner's Lookout where most erosion had occurred.
  • A total of 3000m3 was carted from Wild Dog Creek east to Tuxion rd and Cawood st beaches to protect the public assets including the walking path and carparks.

     
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13-07-2016 Weather Event
Wild dog estuary - heavy rain all day and for past week
Wind westerly force 4 and sea very rough. High tide 17:19 1.96m Low tide 23:29 0.77m
Water in river 2.5 cm above measuring pole
Photos of photopoint sites Carole Webley
13-07-2016 Weather Event
Raining over last 7 days - 64 mm in can from 7-14jly
Very rough weather on day of observation
Water 2cm over top of pole in river near bridge Carole Webley
06-05-2015 Weather Event
Rough weather on the estuary.
Sand berm holding back estuary water
High tide pushing a lot of seawater over the berm Carole Webley
25-08-2014 Weather Event
End of west groin at the mouth of Wild Dog Creek showing erosion. Carole Webley
23-05-2013 Weather Event
Heavy rain over the previous few days had caused the Wild Dog River to cut through the sandbar near the groin. Carole Webley
02-04-2013 Weather Event
River going out about 50 m from West Groin. Sea flooding over sand bank as on previous 2 days Rainfall 8 mm previous day. David Webley
16-07-2011 Weather Event
On week-end 10 July high wind and tide caused major erosion of the beach especially the Western Groin. This left the whole beach completely flat with river flowing straight out to sea. The river level was very high but at the time of observation the level had fallen to leave the AHD post on dry land and the level at least 0.5m below the scale. David Webley
15-10-2009 Weather Event
Rain event, west opening of river mouth EW Administrator
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