January 1, 2015

Report Details

New Years Day was beautiful, the beach was clean for the most part because waves have been reaching man-made riprap walls installed at the base of the cliffs from Gleneden Beach State Park south to just south of Sea and Sand RV Park.One pile of net and debris is deposited at 44°52'08.4"N 124°02'28.8"WSand is disappearing at a dramatic rate, exposing rock outcroppings.

Conditions

Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: E. Tide Level: 0.0 feet.

Activities

Number of people: 60. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 54. Playing in sand: 6.

Other Activities: Folks walking on beach until Ducks game started, when nearly everyone disappeared!.

Beached Birds

The waves are now reaching riprap barriers that were installed along the cliff fronts over the past years. This wave action cleared out all of the dead birds. The mile north of this one has abundant dead baby birds.

Wrackline Content

Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). There is one pile of used nets and debris at 44°52'08.4"N 124°02'28.8"W

Man-made Modifications

New riprap or shoreline protection structures. Riprap walls have been installed over the past two years from Gleneden Beach State Park to just past Sea And Sand RV Park

Actions & Comments

Riprap walls have been installed over the past two years from Gleneden Beach State Park to just past Sea And Sand RV Park. Waves are now routinely reaching these man-made walls.Sand has disappeared from the beach in great quantities, exposing rock outcroppings below.