EstuaryWatch Events

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Date		Details
02-05-2017		Unusual/Extraordinary occurrence! Whilst monitoring last week an EstuaryWatcher on the surf coast came across a team of paleontologists lead by Dr Erich Fitzgerald from Museums Victoria. They were exploring prehistoric whale fossils between 12 and 28 million years old! (Credit for photo 1 is John Broomfield). For more information on this amazing work see the following links: Links to whale fossils and whale evolution: https://museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/discoverycentre/600-million-years/videos/whale-evolution/ https ://museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/discoverycentre/600-million-years/timeline/tertiary/janjucetus/ Link to Museums Victoria Discovery Centre: https://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/contact-us/ Links to Dr Fitzgerald: Twitter: @emgfitzgerald Web: https://museumvictoria.com.au/collections-research/sciences/palaeontology/people/erich-fitzgerald/ Kate Wynn
12-09-2016		Estuary Entrance Opening Five days after the artificial estuary opening the water level sits at 0.54m AHD. There is still water sitting on the floodplain. rherben
09-09-2016		Estuary Entrance Opening Photos taken the day after the estuary was opened on September 8, 2016. Water level was 1.52m AHD. rherben
07-09-2016		Estuary Entrance Opening Thompson Creek artificial estuary opening. Water level recorded as 1.51m AHD. rherben
05-09-2016		Unusual/Extraordinary occurrence! Estuary closed. AHD gauge at the estuary is reading 1.51m AHD. Significant inundation of the roads and property. nhinz
01-08-2016		Unusual/Extraordinary occurrence! Point Impossible Road is closed at Blackgate Road due to flooding caused by the high levels of the Thompson Creek. rherben
25-03-2016		Unusual/Extraordinary occurrence! fish death Nicole Hinz fish death
07-02-2016		Unusual/Extraordinary occurrence! Fish death reported on the Thompson Creek estuary. Rose Herben Thompson_20160219_fishdeath_1 Thompson_20160219_fishdeath_2 Thompson_20160222_fishdeath_1 Thompson_20160222_fishdeath_2 Thompson_20160222_fishdeath_3 Thompson_20160222_fishdeath_4
03-10-2014		Unusual/Extraordinary occurrence! Physio-chemical Data Site: Breamlea , west end of Horwood Drive , 2m from step in rock wall Temp. 17 C Dissolved Oxygen : 9.17 mg/L D.O. sat 94.8 % Electrical Conductivity : 36.2 Sample at 10cm depth Turbidity : < 9 mtu pH 8.1 Max depth 0.2 m Mouth closed Some ( <2% coverage ) green algae Laurence McGain
03-10-2014		Unusual/Extraordinary occurrence! Physio-chemical Data HACH meter 2 Thompson Creek ,Blackgate road bridge Maximum depth 1.0 m at depth 0.1 m Temperature 15.75 C Dissolved Oxygen 12.13 mg/L Dissolved Oxygen 122.1% Electircal Conductivity 32.3 mS/cm at depth 0.5 m Temperature 15.1 degrees C Dissolved Oxygen 13.48 mg/L Dissolved Oxygen 133.5% Electircal Conductivity 32.7 mS/cm at depth 0.9 m Temperature 15.15 C Dissolved Oxygen 12.73 mg/L Dissolved Oxygen 126..4% Electircal Conductivity 33.4 mS/cm Mouth closed Some strands of green algae , about 5% surface covered Laurence McGain