Mile 184 Report
N of Ocean Beach Picnic Area, S of Squaw Creek
October 23, 2019
The large sand drift observed last month mid beach is gone with the higher tides.
Report Details
The large sand drift observed last month mid beach is gone with the higher tides. Lots more rocks and rock formations exposed. One of the larger rocks down the beach is halfway covered with sand. Waterfall on cliffside mid beach is flowing fast. Observed sea stars again on large rock formation in middle of beach. Lots of tidepools on north end of beach observed crabs and anenomes.
Conditions
Temperature: 59 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: E. Tide Level: 2.8 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 18. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 10. Photography: 2. Tidepooling: 2. Lots of activity as it was a warm October day
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 6. RVs/Buses parking: 2.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). Driftline was high, lots of plastics
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