Mile 212 Report
Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
December 25, 2020
Quiet day on the beach, Christmas and a rain/wind storm approaching.
Report Details
Quiet day on the beach, Christmas and a rain/wind storm approaching. Lots of sand has mooved off the beach and several rock fields have emerged. A number of small slumps have occured and evidence of waves washing up the bluffs several feet in some areas. One new house appears to have been completed (the third for this year). No birds were out at all.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Rain. Wind Velocity: Strong. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 1.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 2. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 2.
Driftline Content
Wood pieces. Mostly logs and large wood pieces washed out of creeks due to rain, big surf and high tides.
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls. Several small slumps along this stretch and one larger one that occurred last august just south of Grant Creek.
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Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
Biggest feature is the along-shore trough near the shore where base material is currently exposed.
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Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
A new house is being built just south of Grant Creek near an unstable portion of the bluff (picture attached). A new railing installed along a section of riprap (picture attached). A large rock field is exposed along this section (picture attached). Several small slide/slough areas apparent associated with the rains earlier in the month.
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Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
A few small slumps and sloughs in the past few months.
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Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
New sections of beach cliff slides
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Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
Two locations with various degrees of erosion.
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Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
A few new drainage pipes and a new cement walkway onto the beach at the south end of the Surfland development.
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Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
Huge Sand erosion centered around South Beach Day use area.
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