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Active Mouth Condition 24-06-2007 - 02-10-2023Spring Creek Estuary
180 results found (Displaying 101 - 180)
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#9038 | 27 Jun 2014 | Approved | Notes: Mouth artificially opened yesterday | |
#9036 | 15 Jun 2014 | Approved |
Notes:
Berm length 30 metres from estuary mouth to swash limit. Black swan seen feeding near boardwalk |
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#8928 | 12 Jun 2014 | Approved | ||
#8912 | 31 May 2014 | Approved | Notes: Berm length was 44 m, no vertical readings were taken due to sole monitor | |
#8917 | 24 May 2014 | Approved |
Notes:
Berm vertical measurement not taken as training a volunteer who will be undertaking on own. Horizontal reading from mouth to swash limit was 38m |
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#8918 | 1 May 2014 | Approved | ||
#8930 | 5 Apr 2014 | Approved | ||
#8911 | 27 Mar 2014 | Approved | Notes: Unable to collect sea berm measurement due to one person recording. Lenght of berm was 109 metres from estuary mouth to swash limit | |
#8773 | 16 Feb 2014 | Approved | ||
#8697 | 18 Jan 2014 | Approved | ||
#8653 | 21 Dec 2013 | Pending |
Notes:
*** No photos avaliable- volunteer unable to find them
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#8637 | 13 Dec 2013 | Approved | ||
#8595 | 9 Nov 2013 | Approved | ||
#8542 | 19 Oct 2013 | Approved | ||
#8482 | 7 Sep 2013 | Approved | ||
#8453 | 10 Aug 2013 | Approved | ||
#8343 | 14 Jun 2013 | Pending |
Notes:
* Estuary mouth opened- large eroded channel at berm. * Water flowing out of estuary with high velocity. * Lots of wetland bird species foraging in estuary. * Dead whitebait species visible on seaside of berm. |
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#8330 | 7 Jun 2013 | Approved | ||
#8282 | 11 May 2013 | Approved |
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#8250 | 29 Apr 2013 | Approved |
Notes:
* Estuary mouth opened earlier at 14:05 and water level was 1.5m * Current water level is 1.52m which indicates seawater continued to flow into estuary as the tide reached its peak height (1.8m at 14:44). |
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#8249 | 29 Apr 2013 | Pending |
Notes:
* estuary mouth opened! * constant inflow of seawater into estuary * SW swell |
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#8267 | 13 Apr 2013 | Approved |
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#8245 | 17 Mar 2013 | Approved |
Notes:
* Heavy rainfall overnight (10-20mm) - Water level increased 1.38m -1.40m * Estuary mouth didn't open as expected ( past 2 days estuary mouth opened at a 1.6m tide) *Swell was smaller than past 2 days which seemed to prevent inflow of water into estuary. |
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#8246 | 16 Mar 2013 | Approved |
Notes:
* Estuary opened at 16:00 and currently closed with the outgoing tide. * 10-15mm rainfall earlier during day *S-SW swel |
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#8247 | 16 Mar 2013 | Pending |
Notes:
* Frequent inflow of seawater entering estuary, caused by wave surges. * Torquay received 5-10mm rainfall today (16/3/2013) * S-SW swell |
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#8248 | 15 Mar 2013 | Approved |
Notes:
* Estuary mouth opened!! * High tide 15:43, observation time 16:10 with seawater still flowing in. * Berm height looks very flat due to estuary opening/water inflow * Lots of seaweed accumulated at estuary mouth * Lots of foam/froth accumulated on water surface at estuary mouth |
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#8115 | 9 Mar 2013 | Approved | ||
#8097 | 28 Feb 2013 | Approved | Notes: Heavy rainfall overnight (27/2/2013) | |
#8159 | 22 Feb 2013 | Approved |
Notes:
*Sea side berm height looks quite high and steep. *River side water height at estuary mouth looks considerably lower compared to my previous estuary mouth observation (12/02/2013). Water height has receded >10m away from last berm measurement point. |
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#8160 | 12 Feb 2013 | Approved | ||
#8633 | 9 Feb 2013 | Approved |
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#8161 | 4 Feb 2013 | Approved | Notes: * Water level increased 1cm (on height indicator) since last observation (29/01/2013)- Torquay recieved 20mm rainfall between last observation and current observation | |
#8038 | 29 Jan 2013 | Approved | ||
#8037 | 26 Jan 2013 | Approved | ||
#8004 | 12 Jan 2013 | Approved | ||
#7925 | 18 Nov 2012 | Approved | ||
#7749 | 9 Sep 2012 | Approved | ||
#7187 | 31 May 2012 | Pending | ||
#7177 | 21 May 2012 | Approved | ||
#7049 | 15 Apr 2012 | Approved | ||
#6581 | 15 Jan 2012 | Pending |
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#6324 | 3 Nov 2011 | Approved | ||
#5884 | 20 Jul 2011 | Approved |
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#5741 | 28 Jun 2011 | Approved | ||
#5462 | 30 Apr 2011 | Approved |
Notes:
Tide times: Port Phillip Heads No measuring pole at site for Berm measurements |
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#5370 | 4 Apr 2011 | Approved | ||
#5081 | 3 Feb 2011 | Approved |
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#4922 | 5 Jan 2011 | Approved |
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#2901 | 9 Dec 2009 | Approved | ||
#2773 | 2 Nov 2009 | Approved | ||
#2718 | 18 Oct 2009 | Approved | Notes: Dead Albatross on beach | |
#2724 | 18 Oct 2009 | Approved |
Notes:
dead albatross? lying on beach
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#2717 | 5 Oct 2009 | Approved | ||
#2719 | 5 Oct 2009 | Approved |
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#4484 | 4 Oct 2009 | Approved |
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#2774 | 18 Sep 2009 | Approved | ||
#2681 | 7 Sep 2009 | Approved | ||
#2716 | 7 Sep 2009 | Approved | ||
#2301 | 8 Aug 2009 | Approved |
Notes:
This is the first time in two years that there has been a regular flow out to sea.
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#2468 | 23 May 2009 | Approved |
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#2054 | 2 May 2009 | Approved |
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#1743 | 14 Mar 2009 | Approved |
Notes:
recent heavy rain event, wedding on beach
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#1709 | 7 Jan 2009 | Approved |
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#1341 | 6 Dec 2008 | Approved | ||
#1241 | 9 Nov 2008 | Approved |
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#1708 | 20 Oct 2008 | Approved |
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#959 | 12 Sep 2008 | Approved | Notes: Rhys from CCMA observed a person attempting to artificially open the estuary 'to let fish in' a couple of weeks before this testing. | |
#801 | 3 Aug 2008 | Approved | ||
#781 | 5 Jul 2008 | Approved |
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#411 | 12 Apr 2008 | Approved | Notes: Person i talked to said that the high tide had perched the berm in the very resent past... | |
#349 | 5 Apr 2008 | Approved | ||
#244 | 1 Mar 2008 | Approved |
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#185 | 3 Feb 2008 | Approved |
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#825 | 5 Jan 2008 | Approved |
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#202 | 5 Nov 2007 | Approved |
Notes:
After heavy storm event
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#16 | 6 Oct 2007 | Approved |
Notes:
Water level in estuary is very high. Evidence that high tide may break through mouth and open to sea.
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#15 | 2 Sep 2007 | Approved |
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#12 | 4 Aug 2007 | Approved | Notes: We started at the photopoint hour after low tide (not high tide). Creek was flowing out as a trickle. We could see the edge of wet sand around the mouth where the previous high tide had come up into the mouth of the creek i.e. the berm was not high enough to keep it out. | |
#13 | 8 Jul 2007 | Approved |
Notes:
Heavy rain night before. Bare earth around new path may have washed into creek with rain (path @..)
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#14 | 24 Jun 2007 | Approved |
Notes:
Estuary mouth opened on Sat 23 June for the first time in about one year.
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