Mile 220 Report
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
May 16, 2022
A nice day to walk the beach.
Report Details
A nice day to walk the beach. With few winter storms, Starfish Beach (the old name on older maps) is full of sand.
Conditions
Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: -2.3 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 7. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 6. Fishing: 1. The 2 cars were at the NW 68th Street parking lot.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 2.
Notable Wildlife
Although it is breeding season at the "islands" at Yaquina Head only about 50 birds were on beach
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt). Other than some kelp and a few dungeness molts the beach was clean sand. There was also almost no microplastics.
Natural Changes
Erosion happens, so probably all of the above BUT not documented with exact photos or measurements. In several places small rocks have eroded from the cliffwall onto the beach. And in photo notes I have included some of the length of the exposed pipes.
House-Beach Erosion (north side of NW 56th-west of Meander). shows pipes coming out of cliffwall
Houses-Beach Erosion (north side of NW 56th-west of Meander)
First expose pipe location (equivalence of NW 61st Street) Pipes-enough ersosion to show more small plastic pipes near top of cliffwall/sod
First expose pipe location (equivalence of NW 61st Street)
Second exposed pipe location Two concrete sections on beach (equivalence of NW 62nd Street)
Second exposed pipe location (equivalence of NW 62nd Street)
Sand has returned to Sea Star Beach-looking South toward Yaquina Head
Sand has returned to Sea Star Beach-looking North toward NW 68th Street
Third exposed pipes location, South (equivalence of NW 63rd Street) about 10-12 feet exposed from cliffwall to beach
Third exposed pipes location, North (equivalence of NW 63rd Street) One is 15 feet up into cliffwall sticking out about 2 feet.
Fifth pipes (equivalent of NW 68th)
Fifth pipes (equivalent of NW 68th) North side pipe sticking out 2 feet
Lighthouse from NW 68th Street-north end of Mile 220
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