Mile 212 - Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek - December 25, 2016

Report Details

I have Photos of the Rip-Rap areas and the unstable crack in the bluff

Conditions

Temperature: 48 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: E. Tide Level: 7.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 1. Number of dogs: 1.

Notable Wildlife

1 Bald Eagle

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).

New Development

Bluff development, Drainage pipes. A new house is nearing completion on the bluff just north of Moore Creek. This is notable because it has blocked the previous trail to the beach used by residents of Pacific Shores. Beach access is still available at the site but in a different location.

Man-made Modifications

New riprap or shoreline protection structures. In the past few years, since the last report for this mile one house has added Rip-Rap and two others areas have had Rip-Rap repaired or re-stacked.

Natural Changes

Major cracks appearing in bluffs. A major crack appeared in the bluff about 10-12 years ago about halfway between Thiel Creek and Moore Creek. This has been unstable and the shoreward material dropped approximately 3 ft. after the 5" of rain on Thanksgiving day (2016).

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Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek

December 20, 2023

A new house is being built just south of Grant Creek near an unstable portion of the bluff (picture attached). A new railing installed along a section of riprap (picture attached). A large rock field is exposed along this section (picture attached). Several small slide/slough areas apparent associated with the rains earlier in the month.

Phil Barbour