BmMC Barham River Observation Site
21 January 2025
Observation details
Overview
| Estuary | Barham River Estuary |
|---|---|
| Site | Barham River Observation Site |
| Observation ID | #16672 |
| Date and Time | Tuesday 21st January 2025 11:30am |
| Approved | Approved |
Notes
Wind over last 2 weeks from calm to strong, mostly easterly. Seas correspondingly from flat calm to very rough (small waves inside Apollo bay harbour)
Berm measurements are approx. as I was on my own so difficult to measure heights. The river at the berm was more of a shallow spread across a wide area of beach - depth approx. at centre, but the water is gradually spreading out with the sand spit likely to get covered.
River back from mouth getting very full with BMP2 fishing platform flooded and with some overflow onto banks in campground - pictures taken at various places to demonstrate.
River mouth has been closed for at least a week.
Mouth Observation
| Mouth state | Perched |
|---|---|
| Previous | O O O O O O O O O O C O O O O O O O O O O |
| Flow Present? | No |
| Previous | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y |
| Flow Direction | N/A |
| Previous | S I I I I I I O O O N O O O O O O O O O I |
| Above Sea | Above Estuary | |
|---|---|---|
| Berm Height (m) | 1.3m | 0.8m |
| Berm Length (m) | 20.0m |
Physical Condition
| Current | Mode | |
|---|---|---|
| Wind Direction | East | |
| Beaufort Scale | Light Air | |
| Sea State | Slight |
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