Balcombe Creek Estuary
Melbourne Water
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Active Balcombe Creek EstuaryWatchers (BERG)
The Balcombe Creek estuary is in Mt. Martha. The estuary extent is limited by the outfall at Briars Park wildlife reserve. The entrance is downstream of the Nepean Highway and is open intermittently to Port Phillip Bay.
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Sites
Ba1 |
Jetty near mouthActive Physico-Chemical 09-10-2013 - 10-05-202350m north-east of Balcombe Estuary rotunda. Observations 68 |
Ba2 |
Ferrero OvalActive Physico-Chemical 21-01-2017 - 10-05-2023Jetty close to Ferrero Reserve. Observations 48 |
Ba3 |
Augusta StreetActive Physico-Chemical 21-01-2017 - 10-05-2023Augusta Street Bridge. Monitoring is conducted from the middle of the bridge. This is also a Waterwatch site. Observations 48 |
BaGB |
Balcombe Creek Gauge BoardActive Gauge BoardJetty near rotunda at Estuary carpark (off Mirang Ave). |
BaMC |
Balcombe Creek Mouth Condition ObservationActive Mouth Condition 10-03-2012 - 10-05-2023Balcombe Bridge on Esplanade. 5th post in from southern end on beach side. Observations 68 |
Bap1 |
Balcombe Creek Photopoint Site 1Active Photopoint 02-01-2017 - 13-05-2023Balcombe Bridge on Esplanade. 5th post in from southern end on beach side. Photos 30 |
Bap2 |
Balcombe Creek Photopoint Site 2Active Photopoint 06-10-2015 - 13-04-2023150m north west of the Balcombe Estuary Rotunda on beach. Site is behind shrubs and 'Balcombe Estuary' sign. Photos 41 |
Estuary Snapshots
Full estuary snapshots below use dates where samples at every active monitoring site were recorded.
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Mouth Condition Snapshots
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