| #8770
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7 Mar 2014
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Approved |
Notes:
- Very slight outflow both sides of rocks
- Waves entering over wide shallow area
- Strong longshore drift across mouth impacting on west cliff
- Sand in estuary well exposed (low tide 0.14)
- Waves pulsing toward east side of estuary -sea weed on sand near car park east side of estuary
- Ocean beach still horse shoe shaped with sand high at east end & even higher near mouth
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| #8756
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28 Feb 2014
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Approved |
Notes:
- Slight dark discharge around mouth, flowing both sides of rocks
- Rough sea pushing occasional waves over rocks up into channel/ estuary
- More sand into channel from longshore drift, sand can be seen in breakers about 50m out to sea
- Large sand build up at west end of beach where small sand cliffs have formed . Beach still horse shoe shaped
- Hoary headed Grebes (4) east side of estuary
- Large Mullet caught in shallow water ocean beach
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| #8749
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22 Feb 2014
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Approved |
Notes:
- Slight pale discharge out over high sand build up between rocks & also upside of rocks. Discharge only around mouth
- Out flow is travelling east over sand build up
- Weak longshore drift over sand build up east of mouth
- Sand is high at western end of beach near mouth (1.5-2.5m above sea)
- Last hi tide up to base of dunes on ocean beach
- Beach still horseshoe shaped
- Fairy prion found on beach 04.02.14- successfully released
- last hi tide & rough sea have increased sand height at mouth & along channel to estuary
- Broken shells along swash line east side of estuary(close to car park)
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| #8723
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14 Feb 2014
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Approved |
Notes:
- Slight discharge out around mouth but waves entering channel
- Slight longshore drift present
- Sand build up at mouth increased
- Waves have been up to base of dunes at last hi tide , also high swash line along channel littered with broken bits of sea grass (feeding swans)
- Sea mist
- mulloway caught near the end of salt wedge upstream of Princetown
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| #8711
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7 Feb 2014
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Approved |
Notes:
- Dark discharge out around mouth over very shallow area in front of rocks
- Channel narrow & also very shallow in certain areas
- Ocean beach high near mouth but waves over at hi tide travelling west toward channel
- 40 Swans feeding on sea grass near sandbar, small pieces of sea grass along swash line south side of estuary & east side of channel
- Many Ravens in surrounding vegetation, 3 Spoon bills, 1 White egret, 1 White ibis
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| #8701
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1 Feb 2014
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Approved |
Notes:
- Slight discharge only around mouth, out over sand build up in front of rocks
- Flow only between rocks & cliff face
- Sand cliffs formed (1-1.5m high) close to ocean along western end of beach. East end very wide with formerly exposed rocks now covered with sand
- Sea has been up to base of dunes at last hi tide
- Longshore drift bringing more sand to entrance
- Dead Albatross at east end of beach
- Swans 28 feeding on seagrass in estuary, Silver gulls 4, Peregrine falcon 1, Musk duck 1 near G2
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| #8695
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24 Jan 2014
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Approved |
Notes:
- Slight discharge only around mouth
- Sand building up in front of rocks & starting to block channel about 30-40m upstream rocks
- Sand higher on ocean beach near mouth, 'sand cliffs' more rounded.
- Movement of large saw log from further east to near mouth indicates strength of long shore drift
- Rotting algae along swash line east & south sides of estuary, 'skeins forming on deeper water
- Large healthy seal fishing about 50m out to sea (large no's salmon being caught in that area)
- Large dead Hawk moth & wings of smaller moths in swash line(bats feeding)
- Small fish 1-4 cm along east & south sides of estuary
- Letter winged kite 1, Black cockatoos 15, many Ravens around estuary
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| #8674
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18 Jan 2014
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Approved |
Notes:
- Dark discharge difficult to see because of light & waves but seems to be only directly around mouth
- Channel narrow & shallow flow only over cataract between rocks & cliff face
- Beach wide with slight sand cliffs forming close to high tide line
- Beach undulating (north south) depressions
- Sandbar in estuary well exposed
- Blackened algae scattered on sand east & south sides of estuary
- Regrowth including Sea Kale noted in recently eroded area east of channel
- Salmon being caught off ocean beach
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| #8661
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10 Jan 2014
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Approved |
Notes:
- Dark discharge mainly around mouth & slightly to east
- Wave direction from west impacting east end of beach resulting in strong longshore drift toward mouth
- More sand visible around entrance
- Beach very wide & horseshoe shaped
- Out flow only between rocks & cliff face
- Reducing flow from upstream
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| #8652
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3 Jan 2014
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Approved |
Notes:
- Very dark dirty discharge out around mouth
- Outflow only between rocks & cliff face but waves entering over a wider area- long shore drift active
- Channel narrow & sand build up increased in front of rocks
_Sea has recently been up to base of dunes with strong long shore drift entering channel & estuary up stream of rocks
- Large amount of seaweed, algae, silt & broken pieces of dead vegetation on swash line south east side of estuary & ocean beach
- Hi tide & rough seas have covered sand bar
- Pelican (!) in estuary
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