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MeMC Merricks Creek Estuary Mouth Observation Site
Active Mouth Condition 07-03-2016 - 06-05-2024Merricks Creek Estuary
ID | Date | Status | Details | |
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#13600 | 2 Mar 2020 | Pending | ||
#13548 | 3 Feb 2020 | Pending | ||
#13484 | 7 Jan 2020 | Pending | ||
#13440 | 2 Dec 2019 | Pending |
Notes:
Mouth closed over 22/11/2019 with creek at 0.82m. Very high tides over the past few days have seen the berm overtopped raising level to 1.40m. |
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#13381 | 4 Nov 2019 | Pending | ||
#13351 | 7 Oct 2019 | Approved | ||
#13299 | 2 Sep 2019 | Approved | ||
#13230 | 5 Aug 2019 | Approved | ||
#13174 | 1 Jul 2019 | Approved |
Notes:
21/6/19 Creek broke out after a bit of shovelwork. Berm=2.1m AHD; Creek=2.01m 29/6/19 Creek closes. Creek = 0.7m AHD. High tide washes over berm 1/7/19 Creek opens O/N after rain. Creek height pm on 30/6 = 1.0m AHD |
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#13106 | 3 Jun 2019 | Approved | ||
#12904 | 6 May 2019 | Approved |
Notes:
Creek mouth closed 11 April 2019 on 3.0m 0344 overnight high tide. |
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#12801 | 1 Apr 2019 | Approved |
Notes:
Mouth almost blocked - very slow flow out and no inflow at high tide. Significant amounts of seagrass in the estuary. |
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#12736 | 4 Mar 2019 | Approved | ||
#12681 | 4 Feb 2019 | Approved | ||
#12627 | 7 Jan 2019 | Approved |
Notes:
Creek opened 15/12/18. Initiated by unauthorised shovelwork at mouth. Very powerful H2S odour throughout Somers. Affected exposed copper and brass plumbing. |
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#12564 | 3 Dec 2018 | Approved |
Notes:
Waves washing over berm at high tide |
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#12486 | 5 Nov 2018 | Approved |
Notes:
Mouth closed 11 Oct. 18 Oct - 22 Oct there was some outflow over the berm following rain but no channel formed. 29/30 Oct Some inflow on a 3.13m high tide then mouth closed. Small fish kill. 31 Oct - 4 Nov Some overtopping of berm at the peak of the tide. |
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#12429 | 1 Oct 2018 | Approved |
Notes:
Creek mouth opened overnight 28/29 Sep. Height 1.55m. Very little scouring. |
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#12370 | 3 Sep 2018 | Approved | ||
#12315 | 8 Aug 2018 | Approved |
Notes:
Berm opened overnight on 9-10 July. Creek height was 1.96m at 1800 on 9/7. Had been rising at about 10cm/day after rain |
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#12227 | 2 Jul 2018 | Approved | ||
#12113 | 5 Jun 2018 | Approved | ||
#12038 | 7 May 2018 | Approved |
Notes:
High tide overtopped the berm pm of 3 May. Slight inflow for about 1.5 hours |
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#11928 | 30 Mar 2018 | Approved |
Notes:
Creek blocked up overnight. Previously blocked 22/3/18 but high tide unblocked it 23/3/18. At high tide at 11:26 waves were overlapping the nascent berm but there was minimal inflow. |
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#11849 | 5 Mar 2018 | Approved | ||
#11765 | 5 Feb 2018 | Approved | ||
#11696 | 2 Jan 2018 | Approved | ||
#11623 | 4 Dec 2017 | Approved |
Notes:
Neap tides so "high" tide not high enough for any inflow against the last of the runoff from 60 mm of rain over past 3 days. |
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#11572 | 6 Nov 2017 | Approved |
Notes:
Creek mouth has been opening & closing almost daily over the past week. The nascent berm was breached by the overnight high tide. |
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#11480 | 4 Oct 2017 | Approved | ||
#11428 | 5 Sep 2017 | Approved |
Notes:
Attached additional photo of the mouth showing it deflected to the east by the build up of sand from the west across the usual mouth. |
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#11376 | 7 Aug 2017 | Approved |
Notes:
Creek mouth opened 19/-7/2017 |
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#11303 | 3 Jul 2017 | Approved |
Notes:
Creek closed 23/06/2017 |
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#11232 | 5 Jun 2017 | Approved |
Notes:
Creek broke through berm 01/06/2017. Neap tides have meant there has been little or no inflow at high tide. Creek water is inky black and smells very strongly of H2S. |
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#11125 | 1 May 2017 | Approved |
Notes:
Waves overtopping berm at high tide |
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#11029 | 30 Mar 2017 | Approved |
Notes:
Installation of baffles completed 29/03/2017 |
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#10885 | 6 Mar 2017 | Approved | ||
#10785 | 6 Feb 2017 | Approved | ||
#10659 | 2 Jan 2017 | Approved | ||
#10611 | 4 Dec 2016 | Approved |
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#10539 | 7 Nov 2016 | Approved |
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#10540 | 2 Oct 2016 | Approved |
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#10543 | 5 Sep 2016 | Approved |
Notes:
Heights are estimates as gauge was covered with seagrass. |
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#10545 | 2 May 2016 | Approved |
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#10546 | 3 Apr 2016 | Approved |
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#10547 | 7 Mar 2016 | Approved |
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