Merricks Creek Estuary: Site MeMC Merricks Creek Estuary Mouth Observation Site

Site details

Estuary	Merricks Creek Estuary
CMA	Melbourne Water
Type	Mouth Condition
Site code	MeMC
Site name	Merricks Creek Estuary Mouth Observation Site
Nearest road and town	Parklands Avenue, Somers
Description	Observations are taken from the top of the rock wall on the Somers side of the estuary.
Site access	Park along The Promenade, Somers. There is a beach access track to the mouth of the estuary.
Land use	Urban Industrial
Land use description
Status	Active
Observation history	07-03-2016 - 01-04-2024

#	Date	Mouth state	Flow	Wind	Beaufort Scale	Sea State	Water Level Start		Water Level End		High Tide		Low Tide
#16083	01-04-2024	Open	Out	NE	Light Breeze	2 Calm (rippled)	0.9m	10:40am	0.9m	10:55am	2.7m	05:30am	0.4m	11:32am
#16045	06-03-2024	Closed	N/A	SW	Gentle breeze	3 Smooth	0.7m	13:30pm	0.7m	13:40pm	2.5m	07:35am	0.5m	13:45pm
#15995	05-02-2024	Open	Out	SW	Gentle breeze	3 Smooth	0.6m	13:50pm	0.6m	14:15pm	2.6m	07:29am	0.5m	13:38pm
#15950	09-01-2024	Open	Out	S	Gentle breeze	3 Smooth	0.4m	14:50pm	0.4m	15:00pm	2.4m	09:34am	0.6m	15:50pm
#15890	05-12-2023	Open	Out	S	Light Breeze	2 Calm (rippled)	0.6m	11:30am	0.6m	11:40am	2.8m	06:33am	1.0m	12:23pm
#15829	06-11-2023	Open	Out	NE	Light Breeze	3 Smooth	0.5m	11:05am	0.5m	11:15am	2.8m	07:01am	1.1m	12:42pm
#15778	03-10-2023	Open	Out	NW	Light Breeze	3 Smooth	0.5m	11:10am	0.5m	11:15am	3.2m	04:11am	0.7m	09:49am
#15733	05-09-2023	Open	Out	SW	Gentle breeze	3 Smooth	0.6m	11:30am	0.6m	11:40am	3.1m	04:17am	0.7m	09:50am
#15692	07-08-2023	Open	Out	SW	Light Air	2 Calm (rippled)	0.7m	10:05am	0.7m	10:15am	3.0m	04:31am	0.6m	10:07am
#15623	07-07-2023	Open	Out	NW	Gentle breeze	3 Smooth	0.5m	09:10am	0.5m	09:25am	2.7m	02:36am	0.4m	08:32am
#15564	05-06-2023	Open	Out	SW	Light Air	2 Calm (rippled)	0.7m	07:55am	0.7m	10:00am	3.1m	13:37pm	0.6m	06:10am
#15498	01-05-2023	Closed	N/A		Calm	2 Calm (rippled)	1.3m	09:15am	1.3m	09:30am	2.3m	07:21am	1.1m	13:11pm