Mile 212 Report
Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
May 20, 2020
Two new bluff-top houses currently under construction.
Report Details
Two new bluff-top houses currently under construction.
Conditions
Temperature: 58 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 2.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 2. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 2.
Notable Wildlife
Many Bald Eagles, a few shore birds.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 2. Mostly bones, looked like sea gulls
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).
New Development
Bluff development. 2 New houses under construction on this mile. Both in the framing stages.
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls.
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Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
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.
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Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
A few small slumps and sloughs in the past few months.
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Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
New sections of beach cliff slides
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Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
Two locations with various degrees of erosion.
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Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
A few new drainage pipes and a new cement walkway onto the beach at the south end of the Surfland development.
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Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
Huge Sand erosion centered around South Beach Day use area.
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Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
Quiet day on the beach, Christmas and a rain/wind storm approaching.
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