Mile 212 Report
Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
October 9, 2021
Two locations with various degrees of erosion.
Report Details
Two locations with various degrees of erosion. One consists of a large chunk of the bluff that broke loose and landed on the beach. The second is erosion around a large drain pipe that extends to the beach from an unstable bluff area.
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 6.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 9. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 7. Playing in surf: 1.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1.
Driftline Content
Mostly Jelly-Fish
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls.
Actions & Comments
Two locations with various degrees of erosion. One consists of a large chunk of the bluff that broke loose and landed on the beach. The second is erosion around a large drain pipe that extends to the beach from an unstable bluff area.
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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.
PhilBSB
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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.
Phil Barbour
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Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
A few small slumps and sloughs in the past few months.
PhilBSB
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Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
New sections of beach cliff slides
dougdawson
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Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
Two locations with various degrees of erosion.
PhilBSB
Mile 212
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.
PhilBSB
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Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
Huge Sand erosion centered around South Beach Day use area.
dougdawson