EstuaryWatch Observations

Thompson Creek Estuary

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ID	Date	Status	Details
#9165	13 Sep 2014	Approved	Notes: Wave crashing over berm TP1 2014 09 13 WAVE CROSSING BERM TP1 20140913 1 331 TP1 20140913 2 11 TP1 20140913 4 91 TP1 20140913 HOODIES RN STINTS TP1 20140913 RN STINTS TP1 201413 3 51
#9232	10 Sep 2014	Approved	Notes: Water just breaching over berm. Rain in catchment yesterday, also strong winds (gale).
#9081	10 Aug 2014	Approved	TP1_20140810_1_331 TP1_20140810_2_11 TP1_20140810_3_51
#9063	2 Aug 2014	Approved	Notes: Water level varying in 'waves' approximately 3-5 minutes apart. 8-10 double banded plovers and red capped plovers- Torquay side of estuary TC1_20140625_1_02 TP1 20140802 2 11 TP1 20140802 3 51
#8993	12 Jul 2014	Approved	TP1_20140712_1_331 TP1_20140712_2_11 TP1_20140712_3_51 TP2_20140712_1_76 TP2_20140712_2_116
#9272	7 Jul 2014	Approved	Notes: Medium flow rate/ narrw flow. Estuary mouth much closer to opposite dunes. People fishing in estuary mouth. 6 small birds on shireline. Increase in sand on the shireline evident due to narrow flow. TP1_20140707_1_2 TP1_20140707_2_42 TP1_20140707_3_82
#9034	25 Jun 2014	Approved	Notes: High rainfall and squalls previous day. 35+ double banded plovers on west bank. Water level dropping and rising rapidly 1.3-1.15 and back in 5 minutes. TC1_20140625_1_331 TC1_20140625_2_11 TC1_20140625_3_51
#8975	8 Jun 2014	Approved	TP1_20140608_1_331 TP1_20140608_2_11 TP1_20140608_3_51
#8948	31 May 2014	Approved	Tp1_20140531_1_331 Tp1_20140531_2_11 Tp1_20140531_3_51
#8856	11 May 2014	Approved	TP1_20140511_1_331 TP1_20140511_2_11 TP1_20140511_3_51 TP2_20140511_1_76 TP2_20140511_2_116
#8949	30 Apr 2014	Approved	Tp1_20140531_1_331 Tp1_20140531_2_11 Tp1_20140531_3_51
#8835	13 Apr 2014	Approved	TP1_20140413_1_331 TP1_20140413_2_11 TP1_20140413_3_51 TP2_20140413_1_76 TP2_20140413_2_116
#8790	16 Mar 2014	Approved	TP1_20140316_1_331 TP1_20140316_2_11 TP1_20140316_3_51 TP2_20140316_1_76 TP2_20140316_2_116
#9271	24 Feb 2014	Approved	Notes: Estuary flow normal. Cuttlefsih present. Lots of footprints on sand. A lot of litter in nearby car park. Tide very low. Sea weed present along edges of estuary. TP1_20140224_2_42 TP1_20140224_2_42 TP1_20140224_3_82
#8715	10 Feb 2014	Approved	TP1_20140210_1_331 TP1_20140210_2_11 TP1_20140210_2_116 TP1_20140210_3_51 TP2_20140210_1_76
#8977	28 Jan 2014	Approved	Notes: Fisherman reported cloudy water a couple of days ago and dead fish on shore (had caught good bream lately). Sea water in ocean near mouth is dark red/brown in areas. I was snorkelling - visibility dropped dramatically. *** No photos found
#8667	13 Jan 2014	Approved	TP1_20140113_1_331 TP1_20140113_2_11 TP1_20140113_3_51
#8797	2 Jan 2014	Approved
#8619	8 Dec 2013	Approved	TP1_20131208_1_331 TP1_20131208_2_11 TP1_20131208_3_51 TP2_20131208_1_76 TP2_20131208_2_116
#8634	28 Nov 2013	Approved	TP1 2013-10-28 1 02 TP1 2013-10-28 2 42 TP1 2013-10-28 3 82
#8565	10 Nov 2013	Approved	TP1_20131110_1_331 TP1_20131110_2_11 TP1_20131110_3_51 TP2_20131110_1_76 TP2_20131110_2_116
#9270	26 Oct 2013	Approved	Notes: Choppy sdurf, very grey day. A lot of insects in dunes. 40-50 small wading birds at mouth. Estuary mouht very narrow. Turbulent outflow, estuary carrying out the sand. Heavy rain whilst monitoring. Reef visible on the beach at the point. TP1_20131026_1_2 TP1_20131026_2_42 TP1_20131026_3_82
#8534	13 Oct 2013	Approved	Notes: Only took photos from TP1 as it was starting to rain heavily. TP1_20131013_1_331 TP1_20131013_2_11 TP1_20131013_2_51
#8594	1 Oct 2013	Approved	TP1_20131001_1_331 TP1_20131001_2_11 TP1_20131001_3_51
#8480	8 Sep 2013	Approved	TP1_20130908_1_331 TP1_20130908_2_11 TP1_20130908_3_51 TP2_20130908_1_76 TP2_20130908_2_116
#9269	26 Aug 2013	Approved	Notes: Very big tidal influence. Reall;y high volume of outflow. Wide estuary mouth. Constant swell rolling into estuary. Approx 30 small birds feeding on weed on the side of estuary. Water present in the wetlands. People fishing and lots of surfers. Kangaroo observed at wetlands at entrance. TP1_20130826_1_2 TP1_20130826_2_42 TP1_20130826_3_82
#8452	11 Aug 2013	Approved	Notes: Estuary water a tannin-brown colour. TP1_20130811_1_331 TP1_20130811_2_11 TP1_20130811_3_51 TP1_20130811_3_51 TP2_20130811_1_76 TP2_20130811_2_116
#8506	31 Jul 2013	Approved	TP1_20130731_1_2 TP1_20130731_2_42 TP1_20130731_3_82
#8400	14 Jul 2013	Approved	TP1_20130714_1_331 TP1_20130714_2_11 TP1_20130714_3_51 TP2_20130714_1_76 TP2_20130714_2_116
#9268	23 Jun 2013	Approved	Notes: Outflow very clean due to increased rainfall. Area has been visited frequently, lots of footprints. Weather sunny all this week. TP1_20130623_1_2 TP1_20130623_2_42 TP1_20130623_3_82
#8323	9 Jun 2013	Approved	TP1_20130609_1_331 TP1_20130609_2_11 TP1_20130609_3_51 TP2_20130609_1_76 TP2_20130609_2_116
#8317	31 May 2013	Approved	TP1-3 May31 13 (3). TP1-1 May31 13 (1). TP1-2 May31 13 (2). TP2 1 may 31 13 (1). TP2-2 May31 13 (2). TP2-3 May31 13 (3). TP2-4 May31 13 (4).
#8275	11 May 2013	Approved	TP1_20130511_1_331 TP1_20130511_2_11 TP1_20130511_3_51 TP2_20130511_1_76 TP2_20130511_2_116
#9267	20 Apr 2013	Approved
#8213	8 Apr 2013	Approved	Tp1_20130408_1_2 Tp1_20130408_2_42 Tp1_20130408_3_82
#8214	4 Apr 2013	Approved	Tp1_20130404_1_2. Tp1_20130404_2_42. Tp1_20130404_3_82
#9266	25 Feb 2013	Approved	Notes: Estuary mouth nearly closed - mouth opening present much further over near opposite dunes waterflow narrow and windy. Opening occluded by seaweed - seaweed pushing up into estuary. Large flock of seagulls on beach near estuary mouth. 1 large seabird foraging amongst seaweed in the estuary.
#8121	5 Feb 2013	Approved	TP1_20130205_1_2 TP1_20130205_2_42 TP1_20130205_3_82 TP2_20130205_1_112 TP2_20130205_2_152
#7978	11 Dec 2012	Approved	Notes: large amount of sea weed. width of estuary mouth is very narrow. reduced flow last 2.5 months. Three herons, 2 egrets and 1 spoon bill at gauge board. TP1_20121211_1_1 TP1_20121211_2_42 TP1_20121211_3_82
#7975	5 Dec 2012	Approved	TP1_20121205_1_1 TP1_20121205_2_42
#8071	22 Oct 2012	Approved	Notes: Seaweed a long way up estuary. Quite low tide a lot of reef exposed. Good surf a number of surfers around. Shape of creek - riverine. TP1_20121022_1R.JPG TP1_20121022_2R. TP1_20121022_3R
#7974	6 Oct 2012	Approved	TP1_20121006_1_1 TP1_20121006_2_42
#7976	29 Jul 2012	Approved	Notes: 45 plus, double banded plover/red capped plovers. sand over height of the guage- unable to read below 0.35m. Numbers are obscured by grime. TP1_20120729_1_1 TP1_20120729_2_42 TP1_20120729_3_82
#8021	8 Jul 2012	Approved	Notes: Creek is more carved out on northern side. Recent rain has increased silt levels along the banks of the creek. White faced herons observed feeding in the creek. Creek has a more winding path at present due to sand build up on the opposite bank. TP1_20120708_1R.JPG TP1_20120708_2R.JPG TP1_20120708_3R.JPG
#7301	28 May 2012	Approved	Notes: heavy rainfall previous 3-4 days TP1_20120528_1_1 TP1_20120528_2_42 TP1_20120528_3_82
#7184	13 Apr 2012	Approved	Tp1_120412 Tp2_120412
#6431	26 Nov 2011	Approved	Notes: 50 mm of rain previous day- lots of shorebirds feeding at the estuary. 65 Red Necked Advocet, 2 Bartailed Godwit, 300 Red Necked Stints, 10 redcapped Plovers and 18 Crested Terns and a few silver gulls. TP1: Photo 1 TP1: Photo 2 TP1: Photo3
#6145	27 Sep 2011	Approved	Notes: A lot less water in the creek due to extended dry period in August/ September TP1 PHOTO 2 TP1: PHOTO 1 TP1:PHOTO 3
#6146	2 Aug 2011	Approved	Notes: CAMERA NOT WORKING
#8020	25 Jun 2011	Approved	Notes: Erosion seen in sand dunes along the beach. Very low tide- reefs exposed. Large amount of surfers present. Up to 20 cars in the car park. Very large kelp along the sides of estuary. Small migratory birds in seaweed beside estuary mouth . Course of the creek has moved further south due to large sand bar that has built up. 1/2 dozen people fishing in surf beside estuary mouth. TP1_20110625_1R.JPG TP1_20110625_2R.JPG TP1_20110625_3R.JPG