Mile 199 Report
Beachside SP, Waconda Beach, Little Creek
May 25, 2021
First of all, the Wakonda Beach access at mile marker 159, which was a 12' dropoff due to heavy wave errosion, has been repaired to accommodate trucks and heavy equipment access to the beach.
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First of all, the Wakonda Beach access at mile marker 159, which was a 12' dropoff due to heavy wave errosion, has been repaired to accommodate trucks and heavy equipment access to the beach. It is once again passable although care must still be taken when going up and down. Pedestrians must be aware of the activities of the trucks and equipment going up and down the access and driving on the beach. The badly eroded property south of the access is not permitted to be armored.
Conditions
Temperature: 56 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Tide Level: 3.5 feet.
Human Activities
Heavy equipment and dump trucks are on the beach. A private contractor is on the beach making repairs to and installing permitted permanent riprap to protect properties from further erosion which was significant during this last winter's King Tides.
Winter storms and King Tides severely eroded many property embankments along Wakonda Beach in 2020/2021 including the beach access at Wakonda Beach. The dropoff was approximately 12 feet or more.
Wakonda Beach beach access restored to allow trucks and equipment onto the beach to install/repair beach armoring at a number of properties up and down Wakonda Beach
Another view of the restoration of access onto the beach at the Wakonda Beach beach access at mile marker 159 to facilitate the movement of trucks and equipment to make repairs and do restoration work caused by damage from winter storms and King Tides
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