Mile 182 Report
Roosevelt Beach, Ponsler SW, China Creek, Big Creek
August 15, 2020
Lots of high wind action left new foredunes 1-3 ft tall 10 ft long in rows on the beach causing one to have to walk the tide line.
Report Details
Lots of high wind action left new foredunes 1-3 ft tall 10 ft long in rows on the beach causing one to have to walk the tide line.Four sea aninomes on the wet sand, five ladybugs eating in the wrack line, hundreds of white feathers in the wrack line.
Conditions
Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NE. Tide Level: 4.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 16. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 6. Playing in sand: 1. Sitting: 4. Photography: 2. Other Activities: Picnic at table by parking lot.. People were social distancing.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 6. RVs/Buses parking: 2.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt). Two flat yells fish and one small round one3”.4 small sea aninome,lots of small white feathers,5 lady bugs,
Natural Changes
The recent high wind had sculpted the beach to have numerous dunes on the beach 1-3 feet high and 10 feet long.
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