Mile 212 Report
Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
May 18, 2012
Moved lawn mower to rocky area near the bluff and contacted State Parks to see if Beach Ranger could remove it.
Report Details
Moved lawn mower to rocky area near the bluff and contacted State Parks to see if Beach Ranger could remove it. Too heavy for me to carry out.Contacted Phillip Johnson about riprap permit application. There seemed to be some confusion about the location. This application is likely one that was originally said to be located in Lincoln City.Beach is mostly clean and have seen lots of shorebirds lately as well as early Pelican arrivals.
Conditions
Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 4. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 1.
Notable Wildlife
15 or so shorebirds, 2 small groups of Pelicans (5 in each)
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces.
Man-made Modifications
OSP notice of Rip-Rap permit application at Moore Creek.
Natural Changes
Major cracks appearing in bluffs. Around 95th street has been ongoing for several years and continues. Stairway was rebuild about 3 months ago.
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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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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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