Mile 208 Report
Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek
April 15, 2017
First visit after a serious storm.
Report Details
First visit after a serious storm. Wanted to check to see if there were any beach debris which needed attention. There wasn't any. Beach was swept clean of sand in many places. Sun was out and so were the visitors.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 0.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 30. Number of dogs: 10. Other Activities: Most were rock hunting and tidepooling. 2 were fishing..
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls, Major cracks appearing in bluffs.
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The cliff erosion is significant.
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Photos show how high the surf got.
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Not much happening on this beach except human invasive use (driving on beach)
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Ona beach is now buried in sand - come winter this will be pulled off again.
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Most notable is the extent to which large chuncks of the cliff have worked loose.
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Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek
First beach visit after the major storm surges.
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