Mile 214 Report
South Beach SP, South Jetty Yaquina River
April 3, 2022
For a day that was supposed to have 1.
Report Details
For a day that was supposed to have 1.5 inches of rain (it didn't happen) it was really nice. Winds about 15 mph...but seemed warm (51 degrees). No beached birds or animals found.Sand deposit seems to be increasing on the beach with the major wood and debris getting more progressivily buried since the last two observations in Feburary and March. A lot of natural caused trenches near the large debri that stored water and look slike new grass is growing on the beach, near the large wood debris. Not a lot of human caused debris other than one tennis shoe and plastic bag.A flock of about 60 gulls in the water line, north end of the mile.
Conditions
Temperature: 51 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Strong. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 6.7 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 30. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 30.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 8. RVs/Buses parking: 1.
sand deposition
sand encroaching dune shelf
Sand smoothing out dune edges
gradual sand deposition on dune edges
grass newly growing on beach by debris
natural trenches caused by large debris and wind that hold water
Tennis shoe
flock of gulls at tide line
Report Images
MatthewsE
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