Port Coogee Coastal

Daniel Hamilton and Trent Hunt

Monitoring
M P Rogers and Associates Pty Ltd

Overview of Port Coogee Development

Located south of Perth, Western

Australia
Construction started in 2006
Includes 1.6 km of breakwaters
and seawalls
Approval of development required
a Coastal Monitoring programme
Programme includes annual beach
inspections, analysis of beach
profiles and sand bypassing
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Location and Surroundings

Located within Owen Anchorage

Shoreline is isolated from external
longshore drift due to Fremantle Port
and Woodman Pt structures
Two offshore sandbanks supply
sediment
Numerous coastal structures present
in the area

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Fremantle
Harbours

Success
Bank
Port Coogee

Parmelia
Bank
Woodm
an Point

Coastal Processes
Public Environmental Review
(PER) included investigation of
coastal processes in Owen
Anchorage
Predevelopment sediment fluxes
were estimated
Net transport of sediment
southwards to Port Coogee of
5,000 m3/yr
Erosion predicted for shoreline
south of development (including
popular swimming beach)
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51 profiles covering 4km of

coastline
Surveys of the coastline in March
and October since 2005
Profiles extend from Catherine Point
to Explosives Jetty
Extend from the rear of the primary
dune to approximately 300 m
offshore
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Profile 2 is north of Port Coogee,

located south of Catherine Point
Large initial erosions of the dune that
have recently slowed

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Profile 19 is located on the north

side of Port Coogee
Consistent accretion
Sand removed in late 2009 for Sand
Bypassing

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Port Coogee Waterways and Environmental Management

Plan (WEMP) requires analysis of
Overall profile movement
Movement of the 0 mAHD (waterline) and +2.5 mAHD (vegetation line)
contours
Total volumes of sediment movement

Movements of >5 m from Predevelopment positions are

investigated
Interannual variability in metocean conditions is
investigated through Rogers Storminess Index and analysis
of key wave event occurrences
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Profile

10 profiles were exceeding

trigger values by 2009
Majority of eroding profiles
located south of Port
Coogee
Causes of erosion for
Profiles 1 to 3 required
further investigation

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Trigger

>5m recession of MSL &

>5m recession of +2.5 mAHD

>5m recession of MSL &

>5m recession of +2.5 mAHD

>5m recession of MSL

25

>5m recession of MSL

26

>5m recession of MSL

27

>5m recession of MSL

28

>5m recession of MSL

29

>5m recession of MSL

30

>5m recession of MSL

31

>5m recession of MSL

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These key wave event
occurrences dominate longshore
sediment movement in the
Owen Anchorage
Offshore wave data from
Department of Transport Wave
Rider buoy off Rottnest Island
Wind data from Rottnest Island
Above average number of storm
events in 2007 and 2009

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2002

Light
Swell /
Calm
(days)
76

2003

96

82

143

41

2004

97

106

130

30

2005

98

103

129

34

2006

82

81

163

38

2007

43

119

132

65

2008

80

97

147

40

2009

58

99

158

46

2010

89

69

125

20

Avg

83

97

143

40

Year

Large
Swell
(days)

Sea
Breeze
(days)

Moderate
Storm
(days)

Severe
Storm
(days)

98

147

41

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Rogers Storminess Index (RSI)

uses tidal residuals of 0.35 m
as an indicator of significant
storm activity
Every year since construction
of Port Coogee in 2006 has
had an RSI greater than 1

4
3.5
3
2.5

Index

2
1.5
1
0.5
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Year

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Profile

Erosion of Profiles 25 to 31
due to construction of Port
Coogee
Erosion of Profiles 1 to 3 is
not due to construction of
Port Coogee

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Trigger

>5m recession of MSL &

>5m recession of +2.5 mAHD

>5m recession of MSL &

>5m recession of +2.5 mAHD

>5m recession of MSL

25

>5m recession of MSL

26

>5m recession of MSL

27

>5m recession of MSL

28

>5m recession of MSL

29

>5m recession of MSL

30

>5m recession of MSL

31

>5m recession of MSL

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Volumes calculated from
changes in beach profiles
2005 to 2009 sediment
budget (prior to sand
bypassing) shows less
accretion to the north of Port
Coogee than expected
Erosion to the south of Port
Coogee was greater than
expected
Sand Bypassing was
scheduled to occur in 2009
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Sheltere
d Beach
Sector

Seawall
Sector

North
Coogee
Beach
Sector

Sand Bypassing

WEMP requires that Sand Bypassing

be undertaken 3 & 6 years after
construction of Port Coogee
Development includes permanent
sand bypassing pipeline
Temporary connections span marina
mouth and inlet and outlet areas
Bypassing of approximately 15,000
m3 is required by WEMP

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Sand Bypassing

Bypassing was undertaken in November 2009

using a Hopper and excavators
Natural wave action was used to distribute the
bypassed sediment

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Results of Sand Bypassing

7/11/09

Approximately 15,000 m3 of
sand was bypassed over two
weeks in late 2009
The 2010 March and October
surveys showed 4 profiles to
the south of Port Coogee still
exceeded trigger values for MSL
recession
Potentially require greater
quantity of sand bypassed in
future
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3/12/09

Summary of Coastal Monitoring & Sand Bypassing

Analysis of 2010 beach surveys show nine

profiles exceed trigger values
Erosion of Profiles 1 to 3 is not due to Port
Coogee
Erosion of Profiles south of Port Coogee is
due to Port Coogee
2009 Sand Bypassing greatly improved the
profiles south of Port Coogee
Quantity of sand bypassed, insufficient to
restore profiles to predevelopment positions
2012 Sand Bypassing quantities may be
increased
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11,60
0
-3,500

15,100

12,100

3,000

-1,000
4,000
-1,200
5,200
Note.
1. Values are approximate
only
3

1,700

6,900

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