Hopkins River Estuary: Site HMC Hopkins River Mouth Condition Observation Site

Site details

Estuary	Hopkins River Estuary
CMA	Glenelg Hopkins CMA
Type	Mouth Condition
Site code	HMC
Site name	Hopkins River Mouth Condition Observation Site
Nearest road and town	Hopkins River Mouth Road, Warrnambool
Description	Site changed in September 2019 to Fluker Post WEPS1. Previous location became overgrown.
Site access	From the carpark located adjacent to the estuary mouth on the western side of the river, head east to the southern most lookout, and then follow the concrete path upstream approximately 100m to the Fluker Post and viewing seat location. Alternatively, park in the upper carpark above the estuary mouth and follow the concrete path approximately 10m, which then joints the river path.
Land use	Native Bushland Recreational
Land use description	Coastal bushland reserve
Status	Active
Observation history	29-05-2010 - 25-05-2024

#	Date	Mouth state	Flow	Wind	Beaufort Scale	Sea State	Water Level Start		Water Level End		High Tide		Low Tide
#16221	25-05-2024	Open	In	SE	Light Air	4 Slight	0.6m	13:00pm	0.6m	14:00pm	1.3m	13:45pm	0.7m	20:42pm
#16220	19-04-2024	Open	Out	SE	Moderate breeze	6 Rough	1.6m	09:40am	1.6m	10:30am	0.9m	21:58pm	0.6m	09:58am
#16219	15-03-2024	Closed	N/A	SE	Gentle breeze	5 Moderate	1.0m	09:20am	1.0m	10:30am	1.1m	16:18pm	0.1m	09:05am
#16218	16-02-2024	Open	In	SE	Fresh breeze	5 Moderate	0.5m	17:10pm	0.5m	18:00pm	0.9m	17:12pm	0.6m	21:55pm
#16217	19-01-2024	Open	Out	SE	Light Breeze	5 Moderate	0.6m	16:55pm	0.6m	17:30pm	0.8m	18:48pm	0.3m	11:04am
#16216	15-12-2023	Closed	N/A	SW	Fresh breeze	4 Slight	0.8m	17:00pm	0.8m	18:00pm	1.3m	02:50am	0.1m	19:01pm
#16215	17-11-2023	Open	Out	SW	Moderate breeze	4 Slight	0.3m	17:10pm	0.3m	18:15pm	0.7m	13:01pm	0.1m	19:46pm
#15853	20-10-2023	Open	Out	NE	Gentle breeze	4 Slight	0.3m	16:55pm	0.3m	17:40pm	0.8m	13:58pm	0.1m	20:38pm
#15852	16-09-2023	Open	In	NW	Strong breeze	5 Moderate	0.5m	13:00pm	0.5m	13:45pm	0.5m	12:15pm	0.4m	19:29pm
#15851	20-08-2023	Open	Out	NW	Gentle breeze	5 Moderate	0.4m	09:15am	0.4m	10:15am	0.9m	02:38am	0.5m	08:18am