EstuaryWatch Events

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Date		Details
23-11-2008		Weather Event Photo's attached show the estuary with the water level at 1metre AHD. Since the beginning of Spring the estuary water level has not fallen below 0.86metre AHD due to sand build up at the river mouth. Spring river flows have been low. The river mouth has not been closed since the 23/5/08 Phil Lawson Estuary in November 2008, Photo 1 Estuary in November 2008, Photo 2 Estuary in November 2008, Photo 3
13-04-2008		Unusual/Extraordinary occurrence! Four adult and one juvenile Hooded Plovers had run more than 100 metres along from their breeding ground to feed on the berm blocking the Barham River river mouth. The low elevation of the berm at the river mouth at this time meant that incoming waves dispersed over a wide area. As the waves recede the birds quickly go into feed. Hooded Plovers are listed as a vulnerable species. Phil Lawson Four adult and one juvenile Hooded Plovers feeding at the closed river mouth