EstuaryWatch Data Portal

Rain past 48 hrs = 0.2 mm; Atm press = 1024 hPa

Rain past 24 hrs = 0; Atm press = 1008.6 hPa

Car park at Barham bridge is now clear of roadworks materials.

Flock of about 100 terns on berm south of mouth.

Rain past 48 hr = 2 mm; Atm. press = 1025.4 hPa

River level high - banks flooded at bridge. At low tide mouth would be closed, but at full tide (14:30) storm surge waves breach over the berm at the river mouth and move up the river. 

Terns and gulls sheltering on land-ward side of dune build-up at mouth. 

Photo note: BmP3_1 & _BmP3_2 are simple crops of BmP3_pan, made using garden-variety photo app.  

Rain past 48 hrs = 4.5 mm; Atmos Pressure = 1013.7 hPa

As of 1/1/2018, car park has been cleared and graded with crushed rock.

Sand deposited at mouth has produced high water levels in estuary, with the small berm just washed over at high tide. At other times, the mouth is closed. 

Starting with the next sampling, photographs BmP3-1 and BmP3-2 will not be uploaded.  Panoramic photo BmP3-3 includes all information contained in BmP3-1 and BmP3-2, and moreover, is easier to interpret.

No rain previous 48 hrs; atm pressure = 1015 hPa.

Roadworks adjacent to monitoring point BpM2 have been completed and parking area restored.

Rainfall past 48 hrs < 1 mm; Atmospheric pressure = 1015 hPa.

Location and shape of mouth has altered considerably since last monitoring visit. 

Rain past 48 hrs = 0; Atm. press. = 1008.9 hPa.

Water level not readable on gauge due to mud bank deposits. Judged to be < 0.5 m. At finish of observations the level was still below 0.5 m, but was estimated to have risen by 1-2 cm.

Observed wetting of sandbanks near the photopoint, presumed to be due to the previous high tide, supports the existence of tidal influence.

Access to monitoring point BmP2 is considerably impeded by untended vegetation growth and by stockpiles for ongoing road construction. New season's growth also hinders access along the foot track leading to BmP3.

Rain during past 48 hrs = 0.4 mm; atm press = 1004.6 hPa

Car park at Barham bridge closed to traffic owing to use by roadwork plants and for storage of roadwork materials. Significant roadworks still in progress.

4.0 mm rain during past 48 hrs; Atm. press = 1026 hPa.

Carpark at bridge continues to be used as base for ongoing drain and roadworks. Rolls of coir matting have been laid around the area to restrict run-off into the estuary. (See pix.)

Due to heavy rain in catchment over the past week, river mouth is wide with consistent outflow.

Rainfall past 48 hrs = 1 mm; Atmospheric pressure = 1008.6 hPa

Heavy winds previous day; large ocean swells. 

Carpark at bridge observation point BmP2 is being intensively used for the storage of excavator plant machinery and gravel for ongoing drainage and sewage works. It appears that this work will continue for some months. See added photo attached.