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MeMC Merricks Creek Estuary Mouth Observation Site
Active Mouth Condition 07-03-2016 - 01-04-2024Merricks Creek Estuary
ID | Date | Status | Details | |
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#12113 | 5 Jun 2018 | Approved | ||
#12038 | 7 May 2018 | Approved |
Notes:
High tide overtopped the berm pm of 3 May. Slight inflow for about 1.5 hours |
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#11928 | 30 Mar 2018 | Approved |
Notes:
Creek blocked up overnight. Previously blocked 22/3/18 but high tide unblocked it 23/3/18. At high tide at 11:26 waves were overlapping the nascent berm but there was minimal inflow. |
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#11849 | 5 Mar 2018 | Approved | ||
#11765 | 5 Feb 2018 | Approved | ||
#11696 | 2 Jan 2018 | Approved | ||
#11623 | 4 Dec 2017 | Approved |
Notes:
Neap tides so "high" tide not high enough for any inflow against the last of the runoff from 60 mm of rain over past 3 days. |
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#11572 | 6 Nov 2017 | Approved |
Notes:
Creek mouth has been opening & closing almost daily over the past week. The nascent berm was breached by the overnight high tide. |
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#11480 | 4 Oct 2017 | Approved | ||
#11428 | 5 Sep 2017 | Approved |
Notes:
Attached additional photo of the mouth showing it deflected to the east by the build up of sand from the west across the usual mouth. |
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