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Estuary event details
Estuary | Powlett River Estuary |
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Region | West Gippsland CMA |
Event type | Estuary Entrance Closure |
Date and time | 14 May 2016 11:30am |
Description | The estuary opening conducted on the 13th of May was unsuccessful. The opening began early in the day and works continued into the night. With a lack of water level height @ 2.01m AHD, and river flows (100mg/l per day), the large seas (2 to 3 metres) and large high tides (1.6 to 1.7m) there just wasn't enough water in the estuary to prevent the ocean from reclosing the mouth. |
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