Mile 212 Report

July 15, 2021
by dougdawson

Location:
Lincoln
Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
Conditions:
Thursday 12:00 AM
Foggy
54° F
Wind:
Moderate from the NW
Tide Level:
0.5 ft
Humans / Pets:
People:
15
Dogs:
6
Activities:
Walking / Running:
2
Sitting:
6
Tidepooling:
5
Fishing:
2
Concerns:
Disturbances:
Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs
Vehicles:
Cars/Trucks parking:
20
Activity Comments:
Notable Wildlife:
Dead Birds:
Total:
1
Stranded:
Fish & Invertebrates:
Single big skate (Beringraja binoculata)
Driftline:
Kelp or Algae·Wood pieces·Plastic pellets
Large amount of Jelly fish in kelp wrack over 200.
New Development:
Modifications:
Natural Changes:
Newly exposed roots/trees falling
Comments:
Summary:
  • Skate - Beringraja binoculata
    44.573290325467696, -124.07051413574972 Moore Creek - Holiday Beach
    July 15, 2021
  • Skate - Beringraja binoculata
    44.573290325467696, -124.07051413574972 Near Moore Creek- Holiday Beach
    July 15, 2021
  • Moon Jellies. Over 200 washed up in a 1 mile walk
    44.578855, -124.070824 Near Moore Creek Near Holiday Beach
    July 15, 2021
  • South Jetty: Starfish, Kelp, Sea anemones
    44.610625, -124.076329 South Jetty Newport Oregon low tide
Other Mile 212 Reports (29)

2021

December 29, 2021 - dougdawson
New sections of beach cliff slides 
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October 9, 2021 - PhilBSB
Two locations with various degrees of erosion.  One consists of a large chunk of the bluff that broke loose and landed on the beach.  The second is erosion around a large drain pipe that extends to...
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  • Small area of a bluff collapse
  • Continued erosion around a large drain pipe extending to beach.
April 21, 2021 - PhilBSB
A few new drainage pipes and a new cement walkway onto the beach at the south end of the Surfland development.  A 1.4 acre ocean-front parcel was recently sold along the northern section of the...
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  • New walkway onto the beach
  • Riprap
January 21, 2021 - dougdawson
Huge Sand erosion centered around South Beach Day use area.  Pertrified Tree roots exposed near Moore Creek. Grave bed exposed south of Moore Creek.
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2020

December 25, 2020 - PhilBSB
Quiet day on the beach, Christmas and a rain/wind storm approaching.  Lots of sand has mooved off the beach and several rock fields have emerged. A number of small slumps have occured and evidence of...
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  • New House
  • Slump along bluff
October 19, 2020 - dougdawson
Sunny Low wind, Dead kelp crab, Mola,Sunfish. occasional Heron and shorebirds (long billed curlew) 
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September 19, 2020 - dougdawson
 photocracks forming in cliff erosion 200ft south of  grant creek44°34'41.7"N 124°04'10.0"Wwhite worm like clusters (2)Unusual to seastar washed up 
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  • white worm like clusters
  • white worm like clusters
August 12, 2020 - dougdawson
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May 20, 2020 - PhilBSB
Two new bluff-top houses currently under construction.
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  • New House under constructionin the Pacific Shores development.

2019

December 24, 2019 - PhilBSB
Relatively unchanged since the last walk.  Beach is clean and flat due to large tidal swings.
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2018

December 30, 2018 - PhilBSB
Nice day for a walk after the recent rains and huge surf.  Not much new except the short stairway on to the bech from neighborhood acess (For full disclosure I live in the neighbohood but don't know...
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  • bull Kelp
  • New stairway to Beach.
August 11, 2018 - PhilBSB
Warm, calm morning with a few people out enjoying the super low tides.  A number of ancient trees are currently exposed that I have not seen in the past 25 years.  Lots of sand has bee moving around...
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  • Ancient tree
  • Bluff Erosion

2017

November 24, 2017 - PhilBSB
Nice late fall day and several goups enjoying the beach.  Lots of bull kelp and interesting organisms on the beach.  Some sort of egg sacks possibly.  A few birds but a fair number of people and high...
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  • Property where bluff stabilization has taken place and where stairway to the beach was removed
  • Netting tangle in driftwood in Moore Creek.
April 16, 2017 - PhilBSB
Nice day on the beach with lots of people out enjoying the low tide.  Mostly calm with surf around 4-5'.  Many rock hunters, several people with clipboards doing surveying something(?) and several...
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  • New drain pipe extending to beach
  • Old Stairway
  • Picnic Table

2016

December 25, 2016 - PhilBSB
I have Photos of the Rip-Rap areas and the unstable crack in the bluff
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  • Unstable bank shoreward of crack
  • Re-stacked Rip-Rap Oct 2016

2012

July 24, 2012 - philandjan
Nice morning for a stroll on the beach, 21 others thought so too! The 15 whimbrels feeding near the water's edge were a treat, as were all the flowers- wild rose, monkeyflower, beach rocket, fireweed...
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July 11, 2012 - philandjan
The beach was pleasant and sunny, with 11 people and one dog enjoying the morning before the afternoon fog bank came ashore. People were walking, running, sitting, flying kites and playing soccer....
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  • Wind shelter built of large driftwood, one of several near the mouth of Grant Creek.
May 18, 2012 - PhilBSB
Moved lawn mower to rocky area near the bluff and contacted State Parks to see if Beach Ranger could remove it. Too heavy for me to carry out.Contacted Phillip Johnson about riprap permit...
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January 28, 2012 - philandjan
An unusually large number of people and a few dogs enjoyed walking on the beach on this sunny Saturday after the series of storms that the central coast has been experiencing. The driftline...
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  • Some of these rocks fell from the cliffs beginning last fall, and more pieces continue to fall to the beach, indicating active erosion.
  • This ancient tree stump, remaining from a 1600-year-old forest that was buried in sand, is beginning to be exposed at the surfline 5 feet above MLLW. Sand covered it during the summer.

2011

December 31, 2011 - philandjan
New Year's Eve, the first nice day after several stormy days, brought out more than the usual number of people (18) walking or jogging and enjoying the beach. It was a good day for raptor sightings...
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  • Fairly large sand and rockfalls and vegetation undercuts indicate continuing erosion of the bluff below houses
October 6, 2011 - philandjan
There were 11 people including 2 babies enjoying the sunny weather, walking and sitting, with 3 dogs running (chasing gulls). There was a beach hut made of driftwood just south of Moore Creek. The...
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  • A large chunk of the cliff face separated and fell to the beach south of Grant Creek.
  • Large rocks and sand fall from the cliff north of Moore Creeek.
  • A rather massive frame for a beach hut made of driftwood replaces the one observed in June along this same stretch of beach.
June 21, 2011 - philandjan
We celebrated the last few hours of spring with a walk on a foggy, breezy but beautiful beach. Plants in bloom brightened the sand, including wild rose, sea rocket, monkeyflower, sedge, clover,...
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  • A spiral of colorful stones was created on the north bank of Moore Creek - we added a stone.
  • A driftwood beach shelter was built along the south shore of Moore Creek, near the high tide line.
  • Significant erosion occurred below the rim of bluffs below houses built near the bluff edge.
  • Sand and rock slides below the bluff where houses have been built near the bluff edge.
March 7, 2011 - philandjan
We walked beach mile 212 today under partly sunny skies with a light SE-SSW wind and comfortable temperatures (43-47 F). We noticed numerous fairly large sand slumps eroding from the cliffs and many...
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  • This shows the latest (3/7/11) stage of erosion of the large chunk of the sand bluff that separated from the cliff just north of Grant Creek in 2006. The vegetated top is gone, and the chunk is eroding significantly.

2010

October 14, 2010 - philandjan
We did our mile walk at a beautiful sunrise this morning. Nothing new or unusual to report, just a few gulls foraging at water's edge, four people and three dogs enjoying the cool clear weather, the...
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May 14, 2010 - philandjan
One person was on the beach, apparently rock hunting. A few birds were flying over or foraging on the beach. There were four pigeon guillemots in the surf - a few nest in burrows at the top of the...
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  • In January, 2006 a major crack appeared in the beach cliff just north of Grant Creek, separating a large chunk of the beach cliff.
  • The chunk has eroded to a vegetation-topped pinnacle.
  • One of the ancient stumps left from an earthquake centuries ago is exposed at low tide just south of Moore Creek.

2009

February 1, 2009 - MAshley
I walked north from Thiel Creek to Moore Creek. There were thousands of jellies from low tide line all the way to the cliff face. This makes it obvious that high tide is reaching the cliff face and...
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January 14, 2009 - MAshley
I walked south from Surfland subdivision to the south end of Pacific Shores subdivision. I noticed many small fresh landslides. These slides were filled with fossils. There are numerous drain...
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2008

March 16, 2008 - philandjan
This is a sandy beach, with 2 creeks, Grant Creek near the north end and Moore Creek near the south end. The beach is backed by sandstone cliffs, bluffs and vegetated dunes with houses along the top...
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  • The cormorant was stranded in the surf wash zone, but still alive - the eagle carried it to a rock and ate it.
  • This chunk of cliff separated in January 2006 and is still eroding.
  • This shows the bluff overlooking the beach on Mile 212, with strata representing thousands of years.
  • This shows the general nature of the beach on Mile 212 at low tide, with houses on the bluff overlooking the beach.

2007

March 12, 2007 - philandjan
The beach sand has been scoured away by winter storms, exposing cobbles and flat mudstone reef structure, with fossils and agates. Small sand and rock slides, lots of water coming from drainage pipes...
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