EstuaryWatch Data Portal

Day after artificial opening

Estuary being artificially opened today, no photos taken

Estuary is still open but water levels are still elevated

Water levels have dropped approximately 8cm since yesterday.

Before artificial opening

Estuary has closed over in the last week or so due to large swells.

Looks like estuary has naturally opened but only a small opening

Only just closed but entrance looks to be engaged at high tide.

After 64mm of rain on April 2, Bourne Creek naturally opened to the ocean. However, it looks like the estuary will soon close over again.

Water barely reaches past the bridge at the moment.

Had to estimate berm height as it wasn't a straight line between waters edge and lowest part of the berm. Water levels quite low.

Looks like the estuary opened sometime between the last observation and now.

Looks like estuary is still engaged at high tide but no flow entering the ocean currently.

Forgot to take a photo of the mouth. Narrow opening and estuary is quite shallow.

With more than 20mm of rain over the weekend Bourne Creek naturally opened 

Looks like waves have overtopped the berm at high tide

Entrance close to opening, just need another rainfall event and it will naturally open

Looks like it got close to opening during recent rainfall event last week.

Estuary looks close to closing over and will most likely over Christmas-New Year with not much rain forecasted.

A big dump of rain earlier today caused water levels to rise rapidly and flood Bass Highway but water levels have since dropped.

No WQ measurement today but water looking very turbid and most likely on the fresher side.

Just a small trickle flowing out. Water a lot clearer now after not much rain since last observation.

Estuary has started to erode away the eastern bank adjacent to the Trestle Bridge

Water levels very low

Reports that water flooded highway over weekend so water levels reached at least 2.52mAHD (Height of lowest point in road.)