Mile 102 Report
Coquille River, South Jetty, Lighthouse
March 6, 2019
The northern segment of this mile was a real shocker on this rainy morning close to low tide and 38 degrees: I couldn't access the beach at the lighthouse parking lot because the stormy/king tides had created a dangerous dropoff.
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The northern segment of this mile was a real shocker on this rainy morning close to low tide and 38 degrees: I couldn't access the beach at the lighthouse parking lot because the stormy/king tides had created a dangerous dropoff. So I drove north to backtrack and explore what winter has wrought. Lots of logs and branches and grasses, also stones and shell fragments and considerable plastic litter that came in with the tides: water bottles, milk jugs, sheets, pieces of nameless utility. No people (no surprise because it was raining), no dead things. A large flock of gulls was near the jetty, and several sanderlings ran along the wet sand. Erosion of the vegetated foredune was endemic along most of this segment.The southern part of the mile had its share of storm-caused erosion, but not as severe. The drift line contents were similar to the northern segment's. Again no people or dead things. Gulls and crows numbered among the living.
Conditions
Temperature: 38 F. Cloud Cover: Rain. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.
Notable Wildlife
Sea gulls, sanderlings
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Shells, Wood pieces, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). Water bottles, milk jugs, pieces of plastic bucket, branches, logs, grasses
Natural Changes
Erosion of vegetated foredune, Visible retreat of solid bluff, Evidence of wave overtopping.
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