Mile 211 Report
Lost Creek Wayside north, Holiday Beach south
December 5, 2017
There is still a minor amount of standing water on portions of the beach.
Report Details
There is still a minor amount of standing water on portions of the beach. Also, it appears the level of the beach is dropping enough for a few small rocky areas to be emerging from under the sand (44.568638N, 124.070851W). Not much washed up in high tide line except for usual shells, small rocks etc. No dead birds that I saw. Very few people on beach, but it was a Tuesday afternoon in December.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 8.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 9. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 9.
Concerns
Apparent violations: The drainpipes I sent photos of on November 11 are still there and are unchanged as far as I could tell from the beach..
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 6.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
There were a few pelagic tunicates on the beach in mile 211.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam.
New Development
Drainage pipes. As previously noted in my emails of November 11, 2017, including photos.
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls.
Actions & Comments
I picked up all the styrofoam bits I found, as well as 1 plastic water bottle, 2 bottle caps, and a piece of plastic rope.
Report Images
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