Deben Bar 2020
River Deben Bar November 2020
Changes to the Entrance as of November 2020
River Deben Bar New Gat
A new wide Gat has formed
River Deben Entrance
The lead in to the Entrance
Not to be used for navigation
Images below of the Deben Bar on 9th April 2020; taken at LW Chart Datum +0.1m. The shingle bar has moved as usual following winter storms. Following a survey the entrance buoys now put in place (24th April 2020) with the latest chartlet showing the positioning of the buoys now available at www.debenestuarypilot.co.uk/maps.html
Images and Video supplied by John Ranson and Mavis.
At the bottom of this page is the Blog site covering the coastal dynamics of the local area.
June 2020 update:
As a guide at present the depth of water over the Bar is the equivalent to the Harwich Tide Gauge So if the Harwich tide gauge indicates 2.9m that is the minimum depth of water you are likely to encounter on the Bar. This may change as the Bar shifts during the season.
Entrance to the River Deben
The Deben Bar in the foreground at LW.
River Deben Bar entrance in full
Deben Bar looking ENE.
The Deben bar and the Knolls
Overhead of the Bar at Low Water
The Bar looking NW.
The bar entrance looking WNW
For further information regarding the hydrography of the local area and understanding the coastal dynamics of the Suffolk coastline visit https://suffolkinlets.wordpress.com/