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Estuary had been artificially opened

Expect mouth to be open at next high tide

Egrets x 2

Swans x 2

White Faced Heron x 2

Rufous Bristlebird at PP1

Estuary has been artificially opened, sometime between 18-20 June 2018.

Extra photos show the height of the channel created by artificial opening

Swans x 6

Coots x 10

Willie Wagtail x 1

Swans x 3

Coots 10

Berm height above the sea, could not be recorded because greater than 2 metres.

On the Painkalac:

Swans x 7

Egret x 1

Cormorant x 2

Coots x 10

On the ocean rocks:

Hooded Plover x 1

Pacific Gull x 1

Heavy Rain

Windy

Physical condition data taken from Willy Weather website.

An extra photo was taken the day after monitoring, thought that we should include a better shot of where inlet had been recently opened.

Earlier in the week, there had been an area roped off at the mouth to protect nesting Hooded Plovers. This has been removed.

Berm height on sea side was higher than berm pole.

No berm measurement taken as estuary had been artificially opened.

• Looks like someone tried to artificially open the estuary.

Noticed flood water sensor light was flashing, at the bridge, when measuring AHD water level

Coastal Court not monitored as platform under water.

• evidence of water overtopping the berm at high tide.

No berm measurement taken. Mouth appeared open, with water flowing out to sea over the sand. No channel to speak of, and some over-topping inwards with bigger waves.

Have included a photo of some beach goers attempting to dig a channel out to sea. They appeared to give up on the task after awhile.

• Water quality monitoring only conducted from site P2.  All other monitoring sites were under water.

• Looks as if sea is over topping the berm at high tide.

The appearance of the sand suggested overtopping at high tide

Photos taken on 12/11/2016 did not show estuary clearly.

Re-did photos 13/11/2016, water level remained the same, and estuary closed.

Extra photos were taken of curving channel opening, not clearly visible from photopoint site

Unsure if we can say 'perched' after one observation? The definition says "consistently above MSL".

Two large sandstone structures. One on left has gone. Must have collapsed. Located to the left of the estuary. Good flow.

At the time of monitoring estuary was not actually open, but evidence of over-topping at medium-high tide. Only a couple of metres of flat sand between swash limits, no berm to measure.

• estuary artificially opened on Friday July 22.