Merriman Creek: Site MCMC Merriman Creek, Mouth Observation Site

Site details

Overview

Estuary	Merriman Creek
CMA	West Gippsland CMA
Type	Mouth Condition
Site code	MCMC
Site name	Merriman Creek, Mouth Observation Site
Nearest road and town	Seaspray (Boat Ramp)
Description	Merriman Creek flows out into the surf beach. Due to the intensity of the wave action, the creek can be 'pushed' via longshore drift further up along the beach due to the intensity of the wave action. This can then threaten built assets such as the ramp access onto the beach from the surf beach and beach access boardwalks. The site is popular with fishermen, kayakers and surfers a like. There has been concerns in the past of flooding, and some anecdotal evidence of concerned residents 'opening' the estuary themselves. Currently there is a height gauge and the site has active telemetry of stream height organised by the Wellington Shire.
Site access	See photo attached - this site is located at the point of the foredune where the creek meets the beach. This provides some height in order to capture how the estuary mouth is moving over time. This estuary is strongly wave dominated
Land use	Recreational Rural Grazing Urban Residential
Land use description
Status	Active
Observation history	18-09-2020 - 15-03-2023

Map

Observations

#	Date	Mouth state	Flow	Wind	Beaufort Scale	Sea State	Water Level Start		Water Level End		High Tide		Low Tide
#15350	15-03-2023	Closed	N/A	W	Gentle breeze	4 Slight	1.6m	10:00am
#15329	07-03-2023	Closed	In	W	Fresh breeze	5 Moderate	1.6m	10:30am			1.1m	11:06am	0.3m	04:21am
#15321	02-03-2023	Closed	N/A	SW	Light Breeze	4 Slight	1.5m	11:00am			1.1m	07:55am	0.4m	15:17pm
#15297	16-02-2023	Closed	N/A	W	Gentle breeze	4 Slight	1.3m	13:45pm			1.1m	07:19am	0.3m	14:27pm
#15276	08-02-2023	Closed	N/A	E	Gentle breeze	4 Slight	1.4m	15:00pm			1.1m	12:44pm	0.3m	19:38pm
#15259	19-01-2023	Closed	N/A	SW	Moderate breeze	5 Moderate	1.3m	11:30am			1.2m	08:35am	0.3m	15:33pm
#15219	11-01-2023	Perched	In	E	Fresh breeze	5 Moderate	0.7m	11:00am			1.1m	13:24pm	0.7m	06:18am
#15217	05-01-2023	Perched	In	SE	Gentle breeze	4 Slight	1.0m	15:00pm			1.1m	10:08am	0.3m	16:57pm
#15209	20-12-2022	Open	Out	E	Light Breeze	4 Slight	0.8m	10:00am	0.7m	12:00pm	1.1m	07:57am	0.5m	14:49pm
#15177	14-12-2022	Open	Out	W	Fresh breeze	5 Moderate	0.9m	09:00am	0.9m	11:00am	1.1m	14:26pm	0.8m	07:01am
#15127	16-11-2022	Open	Out	W	Moderate breeze	5 Moderate	0.7m	13:00pm	0.7m	12:00pm	1.0m	16:03pm	0.8m	10:07am
#15067	06-10-2022	Open	Out	E	Fresh breeze	5 Moderate	0.5m	11:40am			1.0m	08:59am	0.5m	14:32pm
#15039	21-09-2022	Open	Out	E	Gentle breeze	4 Slight	1.0m	12:33pm			0.9m	07:10am	0.7m	12:16pm
#15006	08-09-2022	Open	Out	E	Gentle breeze	4 Slight					0.9m	08:16am	0.6m	13:32pm
#14977	25-08-2022	Open	Out	W	Gentle breeze	5 Moderate	0.8m	12:00pm	0.7m	13:00pm	0.9m	08:39am	0.6m	14:02pm
#14955	18-08-2022	Open	Out	W	Gentle breeze	4 Slight	0.7m	10:00am	0.7m	11:00am	1.0m	15:08pm	0.6m	08:33am
#14932	10-08-2022	Open	Out	N	Light Breeze	4 Slight	0.9m	13:00pm			1.0m	08:29am	0.6m	13:37pm
#14898	20-07-2022	Open	Out	NW	Light Air	4 Slight	0.7m	11:00am	0.6m	12:00pm	1.1m	16:02pm	0.6m	09:19am
#14877	12-07-2022	Open	Out	W	Light Breeze	4 Slight	0.6m	11:15am			1.0m	08:36am	0.6m	13:47pm
#14869	07-07-2022	Open	Out	W	Moderate breeze	4 Slight	0.9m	11:00am			1.1m	16:12pm	0.5m	09:53am
#14750	15-06-2022	Open	Out	N	Gentle breeze	4 Slight	0.8m	14:00pm			1.0m	10:40am	-0.7m	15:49pm
#14682	19-05-2022	Open	Out	W	Gentle breeze	4 Slight	0.9m	15:20pm			0.9m	13:00pm	0.7m	18:11pm
#14681	19-05-2022	Open	N/A	W	Gentle breeze	4 Slight	1.2m	14:15pm	1.1m	14:30pm	0.9m	13:00pm	0.7m	18:11pm
#14680	19-05-2022	Open	Out	W	Gentle breeze	4 Slight	1.9m	13:15pm	1.8m	13:30pm	0.9m	13:00pm	0.7m	18:11pm
#14679	19-05-2022	Closed	N/A	W	Gentle breeze	4 Slight	1.9m	10:00am			0.9m	13:00pm	0.3m	06:48am
#14637	03-05-2022	Closed	N/A	NW	Light Breeze	4 Slight	1.2m	10:15am			0.9m	11:44am	0.5m	05:56am
#14616	21-04-2022	Closed	N/A	S	Gentle breeze	5 Moderate	1.5m	11:30am			0.9m	14:14pm	0.3m	07:59am
#14592	13-04-2022	Open	Out	W	Light Breeze	4 Slight	0.7m	10:00am			1.1m	07:25am	0.3m	13:59pm