Mile 208 Report
Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek
January 18, 2016
December storms moved tons of sand off the beach, exposure of bed rock and gravel most of the 208 mile.
Report Details
December storms moved tons of sand off the beach, exposure of bed rock and gravel most of the 208 mile. Unusually strong erosion of cliffs. Probably because the major storm in December came from the south.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Sunny. Tide Level: 1.7 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 4. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 4.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 2.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. gull, storm victim, no bands
Natural Changes
Major cracks appearing in bluffs, Erosion of vegetated foredune, Visible retreat of solid bluff.
Actions & Comments
Tracking erosion, particularly regarding the yellow house which has been reported to the Lincoln County Planning Dept.
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Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek
(This is part two of my report as I divided up the mile into two trips.
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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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