Mile 216 Report
Newport, Nye Beach south
December 18, 2009
Tide fairly high; overcast but no rain and little wind on the beach.
Report Details
Tide fairly high; overcast but no rain and little wind on the beach. Relatively few people. Little marine/terrestrial debris. Few dead organisms washed up. A father and son had constructed a large sand castle; you don't see much of that on Nye Beach even in the summer. Sewage contamination alert issued by City of Newport in effect from 5-19 November. According to the Newport News-Times, 5 gallon buckets full of dog feces dumped on a property adjacent to Nye Creek contributed to the problem. The state issued an alert on 4 November. There is no press release on the beach monitoring website terminating the alert, but Nye Beach is currently listed as open to swimming and bathing on the beach status page.
Conditions
Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: E. Tide Level: 7.1 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 16. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 8. Playing in sand: 2.
Other Activities: 4 (Beachcombing).
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 4.
Notable Wildlife
Brown pelicans flying south offshore
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Dark phase northern fulmar
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Sea nettle and penicillate jellies; mole crabs. Neither in unusual numbers.
Wrackline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings or molts, Marine debris, Shells, Styrofoam. feathers
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