Wye River Estuary: Site Wyp2 Wye River Photopoint 2

Site details

Estuary	Wye River Estuary
CMA	Corangamite CMA
Type	Photopoint
Site code	Wyp2
Site name	Wye River Photopoint 2
Nearest road and town	Great Ocean Road beach access point, Wye River
Description	July 2021 - Walk to the south eastern end of the Great Ocean Bridge ie beach entrance end on the ocean side of the road bridge. Look for pencil markings on the top rail between 4th and 5th posts. Lat -38.63436 Long 143.89103 April 2024 - bridge works. WyP2 is the code for a relocated photopoint site temporarily used while bridge is under construction. Field visit with EW volunteers on Fri26/4/24 identified new location at wooden stair access to beach Lat -38.634841, Long 143.891092 - see photo below
Site access	Platform at stair access to beach (see photo). Bridge works visible as well as sandbags and river course.
Land use	Native Bushland Recreational Rural Residential
Land use description	Upper catchment native forest. Site is downstream of low densiity housing, caravan park and recreational areas.
Status	Active
Observation history	23-02-2021 - 01-07-2024