EstuaryWatch Data Portal

Dark discharge from draining flats up stream.( water drained from below G4 but is still draining upstream to G6. ( cape pond weed is flowering) Land slips along OOR between G5&G6

 Flow out along foreshore to east

Foreshore is now undulating and beach very wide. Large areas of sand exposed in on south side of estuary. Sand extends north into estuary as well.The 'flow' of sand recently deposited by storm surge shows distinct levels  (about .50m from present water level at edge) with about 30 - 40 cm. difference across area.Sand bar now has channel through middle.

Juvenile Nankeen Kestrel on debris near mouth

Sand has built up along parts of low track where new scour holes occur near previous two that currently contain small Flathead gudgeon & juvenile Tupong)

Dark discharge strong flow out along foreshore to east , going out to sea about 2/3  to east

Gale force winds overnight 7-8 & 5.8m seas currently sending waves up to base of dunes all along the beach. East end continues to be impacted creating long shore drift to mouth. Some waves entering channel over a wide area(from sand dune to cliff) then turning east & impacting on low track which is completely under water

water up to bearer just below deck on fishing platform at G2

Wind gusts 7 at Gp1 -wind from NE at Gp1 but from WNW across the estuary

Dark discharge out along foreshore

Strong outflow but small waves entering & travelling north across the sandbar

Sea rough with occasional very high set of waves -SW swell continues to impact east end of beach causing long-shore drift to mouth. Previously high sand near east end has been reduced in height by wave action. Swash-line high up on beach (many purple shells)

Recent storm surges have deposited more sand into the estuary extending sand at south side further north into the estuary(observation taken near low tide).Sand bar visable with channel partly cut into middle. The deep scour areas along low track have been filled in and new ones created. Areas of black sand at start of channel from estuary

Maram grass regeneration along base of dunes closer to mouth. Increase of Euphorbia paralais & senecio elegans along dunes

Thousands of small eels(?)/ fish making their way upstream observed at G4. moving along vev at side of channel away from strong flow

Rivernook flats have no visable water cover but all areas up stream to G6 are under water- no flood water below G4

• very dark dirty discharge out directly to east only
• no waves entering / longshore drift present, SW swell continues to impat east end of beach
• beach very high near east end
• very low tide sand bar exposed
• huge expanse of sand S side of esturay exposed extending into estuary well beyond tunnel (distance from sand near tunnel 30m)
• low track has been built up by sand in ,any areas
• sea grass exposed and coveres with silt
• change in shape of sandbar

• very dark discharge out around mouth and pale discharge to east and out to sea
• intermittent waves entering mouth
• channel has steep sides in 3 stages 1-1.5m above water
• beach very wide and sloping (low tide) highest near east end
• SW swell continues to impact and erode dunes at east end
• waves going over high beach front near E and and travelling along beach in slight depression to west
• large area of sand exposed S side of estuary
• sandbar nearly completely exposed at low tide
• sand along side of low track exposed showing large areas of sea grass
• no visible flood waters at G4 (rivernook waterlogged but no visible water)
• area upstream still extremely flooded

• longshore drift active meeting outflow and incoming S/W swell. waves in all directions, backwash along beach rolling sand
• extremely fast dark dirty flow around mouth to east west and going out to sea about mid beach
• some waves entering over top of out flow and travelling into estuary
• 2 hooded plovers and 1 young ?
• 2 surfers on jetskis
• 2 canoe paddles found east end of beach
• more erosion to cliff face
• beach very wide
• wavs continue to erode east end of beach to sand dunes (height over 2m)
• beach much higher about 40 m west and extends out to sea
• debris from flood water along beach
• channel has 60cm high sheer sides
• large deposits of frog spawn in debris at side of channel
• Burrupa peaked on 16/9/16
• G6 peaked about 12:40 17/9/16
• water receding all areas 18/9/16

• salt water entering channel up to tunnel entrance at times
• sand building up at enterance (visible up to and around rocks under shallow waves)
• main flow between rocks and cliff
• waves high up on beach (very wide area and highest at mid beach) dragging and rolling sand being tossed by LSD from SW swell impact at east end as it travels to mouth
• east end of beach carves out
• waves travelling N across sand bar in estuary
• 1 hooded plover feeding along coast line
• road excavation at flood marks OOR, water very dark and smells bad
• flood water around G$ water logged
• water still retained around G5 - Cape pondweed prolific

• strong dark outflow around mouth and along shoreline to the east
• despite strong outflow, small waves entering
• channel east side 1m+ sheers sides
• NW wind bring waves to S/SE side of estuary
• N wind blowing down channel taking sand into flow
• E end of beach continue to scour out dunes but sand area at mid beach extending further out to sea
• white egret on sand bar. Peregrine falcon along cliff top and over estuary