Report Details

Windy, overcast or foggy, and 51 degrees marked my visits to both halves of Mile 102 at 5:30 a.m. Tides were -1.3 or .4. Gulls, crows and sandhoppers were doing their thing, as were 2 walkers and 1 fisherman. Wrack lines showed kelp, algae, small stones, shell fragments and driftwood. Sand blown by moderate northerly winds has covered much wood in places and created drifts in others. No new shoreline modifications were obvious since the winter storms' erosion of vegetated foredunes and wave overtoppings. I found no litter on either stretch; either it went south on the winds or was buried in sand.

Conditions

Temperature: 51 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: -1.3 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 3. Walking or running: 2. Fishing: 1. Other Activities: 3.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 5.

Notable Wildlife

On northern half, gulls and sand hoppers. On southern half, gulls, crows and sand hoppers

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells. No litter, probably covered by blowing sand or blown who knows where.

Natural Changes

Nothing apparent since the erosion of vegetative foredunes and wave overtopping during the winter storms.

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Mile 102

Coquille River, South Jetty, Lighthouse

August 4, 2023

Common murres continue to wash up in the high line along Jetty Beach.

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Mile 102

Coquille River, South Jetty, Lighthouse

July 24, 2023

It has not been a happy time for common murres on Elephant Rock of late.

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Mile 102

Coquille River, South Jetty, Lighthouse

June 21, 2023

Another dead fur seal washed up a few weeks after one did on the southern half of Mile 102, this time further north of Coquille Point.

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Mile 102

Coquille River, South Jetty, Lighthouse

June 1, 2023

A fur seal pup washed up in the high-tide line a few yards north of the 8th St.

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Mile 102

Coquille River, South Jetty, Lighthouse

September 28, 2022

Observations taken over 2 days because of river.

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Mile 102

Coquille River, South Jetty, Lighthouse

June 19, 2022

A calm, overcast morning of 55 drew 8 folks and 4 dogs to the beach at 7 a.

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Mile 102

Coquille River, South Jetty, Lighthouse

March 19, 2022

A chilly NW wind didn't deter 9 folks -- 5 rock hunting, the others walking -- from hitting the South Jetty beach on an overcast morning with a low tide of 0.

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Mile 102

Coquille River, South Jetty, Lighthouse

September 25, 2021

The northern half of this mile was engulfed by thick fog, but still attracted two other beach goers searching for agates.

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