Mile 182 Report
Roosevelt Beach, Ponsler SW, China Creek, Big Creek
February 23, 2021
The King tide had left a lot of debris in the picnic area.
Report Details
The King tide had left a lot of debris in the picnic area. The path to the beach has been filled in with rocks to stabilize the path and make it more safe. A few pieces of a sand dune had fallen onto the beach but nothing significant to report. There continues to be erosion of the dunes during the king tides.
Conditions
Temperature: 48 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Tide Level: 0.9 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 11. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 7. Tidepooling: 1.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 6.
Notable Wildlife
25 gulls
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Wood pieces, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam. Pyrosomes, 1 jellyfish
New Development
Rocks added to path from parking lot to the sand .
Natural Changes
Visible retreat of solid bluff, Evidence of wave overtopping. A few boulders of dune had toppled down on Roosevelt nothing significant. Wave overtopping with wood debri during the king tide
Actions & Comments
The parking lot had been closed after the king tide and repairs to the path to the beach path have been done.
mj6dolphin
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