EstuaryWatch Data Portal

Sorry again for the photo quality.

My apology for the quality of some of the photosa, it apparently slipped back from 5 Meg to 0.3 meg.

River opening commenced at approx 8.00am, and the digger left at approx 10.00am, with low flows of water from the river.

These readings and photos were taken because of information that the river is to be opened tat 5.00 am Sunday 16th June 2019

It was not possible to measure the Berm height from either the sea or the river.

the physical conditions for the last two weeks, weres so varied with very strong winds from the North, South and West, as well as calm conditions, with sea states from smooth seas to high seas.

The height gauge is very dirty.  It was impossible to read the gauge with accuracy, readings were scaled from the photos I took, which I have uploaded.

Height board was very dirty, making accurate heights difficult, particularly when combined with the swell. (See photos.)

Estuary close to closing, unless more heavy rain son.

Wind and sea conditions were very variable over the past two weeks at this site

Bitterly cold and windy conditions. We almost lost out equipment box at the pontoon, the wind blew it to the edge of the pontoon, and we just managed to catch it in time.

Cath Bell was not able to go to Boggy Creek, so we completed only the Dory Street monitoring.

Ther was a distinct change in the colour of the water at the pontoon, in a line at about 30 degrees to the pontoon, with darker brown water near the pontoon, lighter brown further out.  See the photo.

Marg O'Toole brought another volunteer with her, I had not met her before, but she apparently came to the recent QA session in Port Campbell.  She was interested and enthusiatic.

I will add her to my mailout about future monitoring sessions, if you agree.

Estuary seems to have settled down after opening on 17th June 18

Photos of the Curdies Estuary approx 30 hours after the natural opening.

Also a photo of the height gauge, and a photo of the further breakup of the rock at the Men's Pool near the estuary

Natural river opening occurred overnight, after large amount of water came down the river.  Height gauge was almost completely covered when inspected, (see photo), but there was evidence of higher water levels earlier.  The Great Ocean Road had approx 150 cm water over the road just east of Peterborough, and the caravan park was flooded.

These photos were taken because of the high seas and strong winds, resulting in waves flowing over the berm, and because the river level is very high, (well over the level at which artificial opening is recommended

Another rock at the Point near the Curdies mouth has broken in half in the last week or so.  I have included a photo of it.