Mile 237 Report
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
September 2, 2012
A beautiful holiday weekend!
Report Details
A beautiful holiday weekend! Signs of significant erosion, which may soon threaten houses, were observed.
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.
Human Activities
Number of people: 40. Number of dogs: 8. Walking or running: 30. Playing in surf: 2. Playing in sand: 8.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Small dead gray shark (3 feet long)
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Small rocks.
Natural Changes
Erosion of vegetated foredune, Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Visible retreat of solid bluff.
Actions & Comments
There are a few houses on the south end of the mile that are very close to losing their footing. Major erosion is having a "domino" effect and taking the vegetated foredune with it, one house at a time.
All Mile 237 Reports
Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
The most important factor for me personally with the changes I've observed in this section of my mile is how impactful the shoreline armoring has been on the beach to the south.
Barry Howarth
Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
The most heartbreaking part of my mile report today is that I couldn't even walk my entire mile due to shifting sand and the subsequent tide (even though I did this at low tide,) preventing a safe northward walk. I have been walking on this stretch of beach since the early seventies and never-- even five or ten years ago, would you not had adequate distance to walk the beach from the surf to the foredune. I provided on pic looking north on my mile from the top of a revetment that was installed a few years ago, that's the only way I could get a glimpse of it safely.
Barry Howarth
Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
A beautiful day here at the Central Oregon Coast!
Barry Howarth
Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
Beautiful day for the mile report walk.
237 Watcher
Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
I learned that two shore structures (stairs built on top of rip-rap) were heavily damaged during a recent storm/tide condition earlier this month.
237 Watcher
Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
A beautiful day at mile 237 again!
237 Watcher
Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
A beautiful morning, nothing really noteworthy in this report.
237 Watcher
Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
Beautiful morning on the beach with calm winds and plenty of sun.
237 Watcher