Mile 199 Report
Beachside SP, Waconda Beach, Little Creek
January 15, 2021
In this dispatch, it will cover mostly visually the changes to the embankments of the eight or so private residences north of the Wakonda Beach (Beachside Beach) beach access (highway mile marker 159) from March of 2010 to January 2021.
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In this dispatch, it will cover mostly visually the changes to the embankments of the eight or so private residences north of the Wakonda Beach (Beachside Beach) beach access (highway mile marker 159) from March of 2010 to January 2021. All but a few of the images were taken during King Tides in their respective years. They will show that the recent King Tides, especially in January 2020 and January 2021, have been very destructive removing so much of the embankments that the septic systems are threatened to be exposed. This has concerned Jay Sennewald, Ocean Shores Coordinator with the Oregon Parks & Recreation Department, that parts of these systems could eventually end up on the public beach that he has been issuing emergency armoring permits. Some of these have then been changed to permanent permits for those mose affected after a public notification process. With the damage starting last January (2020) and exacerbated this year (01/2021) by increased damage of unprotected embankments (possibly) due to the adjacent installations of armoring. Even the recent armoring has suffered damage at the south edge where it was exposed to the high and aggressive waves.
Conditions
Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.
Condition of embankment(s) in March 2010 @ Wakonda Beach (Beachside Beach)
Embankments of three properties north of the Wakonda beach (Beachside Beach) access (highway mile 159) in January of 2016
Looking at the embankments of the properties north from the Wakonda Beach (Beachside Beach) access in January 2016
King Tides waves have removed a lot of embankment of the first three properties north of the Wakonda Beach access concerning State officials that septic systems are threatened prompting them to issue emergency permits to armor the remaining embankments
Contractor had little time between tides to get only a few courses of rock applied before waves returned and overtopped the rocks - Jan 4, 2019
permits were issued for permanent armoring for the first three properties north of the Wakonda Beach beach access - image date Nov 16, 2019
Armoring project completed for the first three properties north of the Wakonda Beach beach Beachside Beach - highway mile 159) access - image date Nov 23, 2019
This shows initial gouging of the unprotected embankment north of the 10 month old armoring project - image date Dec 30, 2019
Embankment loss of properties north of the armoring project where fencing is falling away and there is significant threat to septic systems - image date Jan 11, 2021
It's now about a 12' drop to the beach and heavy boulders have been loosened by heavy wave action - image date Jan 13, 2021
area inside red-lined border has eventually been scoured out in the past two years - mostly during King Tides - original image date Nov 18, 2019
King tides really took a toll on the embankments of properties north of the 2019 Wakonda Beach armoring project to prevent further loss north of the Wakonda Beach beach access - Jan 19, 2021
The natural embankments of multiple properties north and south of the Wakonda Beach access over the past 11 years have been eroding away - mostly by the actions of King Tides and the addition of armoring to (hopefully) protect septic systems
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