Mile 228 Report
Rocky Creek State Wayside, Whale Cove
June 12, 2012
There are no current problems at Whale Cove.
Report Details
There are no current problems at Whale Cove. For about three weeks we had a molting elephant seal on the beach. We contacted Jim Rice of the Marine Mammal Institute, OSU and he came by on May 16 and observed that it was a male seal about two years old.The seal was left alone and on May 24 it left. We wish him the best!!!!
Human Activities
Number of people: 1. Number of dogs: 2.
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. Elephant seal molting on the Whale Cove beach. He left on May 24 (see the summary).
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Rocky Creek State Wayside, Whale Cove
Clear, warm, calm day with no adverse human behavior.
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Rocky Creek State Wayside, Whale Cove
Excluding by sea, the entry to Whale Cove beach requires passage on private property and an easement provided by USFW, so it was unusual to find such a collection of beachgoers.
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Rocky Creek State Wayside, Whale Cove
All human activity was at the Rocky Creek wayside, not Whale Cove.
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Rocky Creek State Wayside, Whale Cove
Both the Whale Cove beach and Rocky Creek wayside were in good condition as usual, however there were rubber surf boards and a downspout that were found both on the beach below the houses on the bluff and hung up among small vegetation on the cliff in between the houses and the beach.
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Rocky Creek State Wayside, Whale Cove
Although not king tide level, high waves at high tide on Jan 18, 2018 reached all the way into the inner reaches of Whale Cove's sandy cliffs.
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Rocky Creek State Wayside, Whale Cove
Coast Guard and Depoe Bay fire crews rescued a 19-year-old male hiker in the vicinity of Whale Cove, after he reportedly suffered seizures and became immobilized Tuesday evening.
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Rocky Creek State Wayside, Whale Cove
Both Whale Cove and Rocky Creek were in good shape and quite free of debris.
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Rocky Creek State Wayside, Whale Cove
There was a notable increase in driftwood and debris that had washed up onto the Whale Cove beach.
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