Canvey Island Canvey Island Canvey Island is a civil parish and reclaimed island in the Thames estuary in Essex, England. It has an area of and a population of 38,170. It is separated from the mainland of south Essex by a network of creeks. Lying only just above sea level it is prone to flooding at exceptional tides, but has nevertheless been inhabited since the Roman invasion of Britain. The island was mainly agricultural land until the 20th century when it became the fastest growing seaside resort in Britain between 1911 and 1951. The North Sea flood of 1953 devastated the island,
Oldfield Estuary Oldfield Estuary Oldfield Estuary is an estuary in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The estuary has a length of and is no wider than with a total area of approximately . The estuary has a main basin area of about and the rest is flood and tidal delta. The Oldfield River and the Munglinup River both discharge into the estuary. Uncleared bushland surrounds the estuary which has high dunes to the east and low sediments to the west. The lagoon is filled with river sediment to the north and beach sand to the south with a long high sandbar