Mile 147 Report
Oregon Dunes NRA, North Spit Umpqua River, Winchester Bay
June 27, 2008
Brown water of diatom bloom.
Report Details
Brown water of diatom bloom. Almost no human impact whatsoever.
Conditions
Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Strong. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 4.0 feet.
Human Activities
ATV tracks only
Notable Wildlife
Bald eagle heading up-river, gulls, turkey vultures
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. Sea lion, prob Steller, dead at least 2 weeks. It had one small and suspiciously round hole in back, could be bullet hole. See photos.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells.
Actions & Comments
Reported dead sea lion to Jim Rice via Marine Mammal Stranding page.
Report Images
Foggy
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Mile 147
Oregon Dunes NRA, North Spit Umpqua River, Winchester Bay
Mile 147 exhibited a lot of sand being deposited against the bluff and jetty.
Lyndell
Mile 147
Oregon Dunes NRA, North Spit Umpqua River, Winchester Bay
Beach appeared to be normal.
Lyndell
Mile 147
Oregon Dunes NRA, North Spit Umpqua River, Winchester Bay
Miles 141-147 did not have any die offs or concentrations of dead marine or invertebrate animals.
Lyndell
Mile 147
Oregon Dunes NRA, North Spit Umpqua River, Winchester Bay
Beach did not display any abnormalities as far as erosion or die offs of sealife.
Lyndell
Mile 147
Oregon Dunes NRA, North Spit Umpqua River, Winchester Bay
Mile 147 looked clean with the build up of blowing summer sands.
Lyndell
Mile 147
Oregon Dunes NRA, North Spit Umpqua River, Winchester Bay
Coastline along Mile 147 and the preceding Mile 144-146 were clean of major garbage and trash.
Lyndell
Mile 147
Oregon Dunes NRA, North Spit Umpqua River, Winchester Bay
Since my last visit in June 2017 there were noticable difference to the bluff on the southern end of mile 147 before the Jetty.
Lyndell
