Mile 219 Report
North end of Agate Beach, Yaquina Head south
February 11, 2016
Winter storms have pushed sizable wood up above the average high tide mark.
Report Details
Winter storms have pushed sizable wood up above the average high tide mark. Flooding has generated additional seeps and overloaded the Agate Beach sewage facility prompting hazard notices on Lucky Gap Trail down to the beach. Cool (48F) and cloudy, one person and one dead gull noted about an hour after high tide.
Human Activities
Number of people: 1. Other Activities: Poking around in driftwood. RAW SEWAGE warning signs posted, reportedly in place for 2-3 weeks after floods affected Agate Beach sewage facility. At the time of this visit, no smell.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Gull
Driftline Content
Wood pieces. 1+meter, continuous distribution
Natural Changes
two new seeps flowing across beach
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