EstuaryWatch Data Portal

Gauge above the water level.

Gauge is much higher than the water level in the river channel where the gauge is located, not possible to take a reading as it is 'high and dry'.

More dune erosion in front of surf club due to stormy weather last weekend, disabled access ramp collapsed.

Bulldozer active during week moving sand across beach from south to north to protect dunes - sand heaps visible in photos

Monitoring conducted during normal exercise walk.

Additional photos of tidal sand-shifting effect as well manual sand-shifting to modify river course and subsequent tidal effect..  

It was a very calm and still day, hence no wind direction recorded.

The bottom of the river gauge is rather dirty and difficult to read. Assessment of the water level was made as accurately as possible.

Photos show the piles of sand moved by machinery to the front of the dune area where the erosion has occurred over the past months. Sand has been moved by an excavator from the beach south of the estuary into piles around the base of the dunes. These piles of sand extend around to the dunes in front of the surf club.

Work is underway to place sandbags around the base of the dunes to hinder further erosion which has the potential to impact the surf club building.

Additional two photos of continued machine sand shifting.

Apologies for the 'portrait' photos instead of landscape.

Monitoring performed during daily exercise walk - in the rain.

Monitoring conducted during normal daily exercise.

Water level was below the measurement marker.

The water level is below the marker