Merricks Creek Estuary: Site MeMC Merricks Creek Estuary Mouth Observation Site

Site details

Estuary	Merricks Creek Estuary
CMA	Melbourne Water
Type	Mouth Condition
Site code	MeMC
Site name	Merricks Creek Estuary Mouth Observation Site
Nearest road and town	Parklands Avenue, Somers
Description	Observations are taken from the top of the rock wall on the Somers side of the estuary.
Site access	Park along The Promenade, Somers. There is a beach access track to the mouth of the estuary.
Land use	Urban Industrial
Land use description
Status	Active
Observation history	07-03-2016 - 04-11-2024

#	Date	Mouth state	Flow	Wind	Beaufort Scale	Sea State	Water Level Start		Water Level End		High Tide		Low Tide
#16531	04-11-2024	Open	Out	SW	Moderate breeze	4 Slight	0.4m	11:15am	0.4m	11:25am	3.0m	03:19am	1.1m	09:05am
#16487	08-10-2024	Open	Out	S	Gentle breeze	3 Smooth	0.4m	09:50am	0.4m	10:10am	3.0m	04:56am	0.9m	10:37am
#16396	04-09-2024	Closed	N/A	NW	Gentle breeze	3 Smooth	1.5m	10:45am	1.5m	11:00am	2.7m	13:36pm	0.9m	06:43am
#16341	06-08-2024	Open	Out	N	Light Breeze	2 Calm (rippled)	0.7m	09:15am	0.7m	09:30am	2.5m	00:57am	0.7m	06:58am
#16235	02-07-2024	Closed	N/A	S	Light Breeze	3 Smooth	1.6m	13:50pm	1.6m	14:30pm	2.8m	08:30am	1.2m	13:44pm
#16199	04-06-2024	Closed	N/A	W	Light Air	3 Smooth	1.5m	14:50pm	1.5m	15:10pm	2.8m	09:52am	1.3m	15:09pm
#16159	06-05-2024	Closed	N/A	SE	Gentle breeze	3 Smooth	1.3m	15:30pm	1.3m	15:55pm	2.6m	09:52am	1.1m	15:23pm
#16083	01-04-2024	Open	Out	NE	Light Breeze	2 Calm (rippled)	0.9m	10:40am	0.9m	10:55am	2.7m	05:30am	0.4m	11:32am
#16045	06-03-2024	Closed	N/A	SW	Gentle breeze	3 Smooth	0.7m	13:30pm	0.7m	13:40pm	2.5m	07:35am	0.5m	13:45pm
#15995	05-02-2024	Open	Out	SW	Gentle breeze	3 Smooth	0.6m	13:50pm	0.6m	14:15pm	2.6m	07:29am	0.5m	13:38pm
#15950	09-01-2024	Open	Out	S	Gentle breeze	3 Smooth	0.4m	14:50pm	0.4m	15:00pm	2.4m	09:34am	0.6m	15:50pm
#15890	05-12-2023	Open	Out	S	Light Breeze	2 Calm (rippled)	0.6m	11:30am	0.6m	11:40am	2.8m	06:33am	1.0m	12:23pm