Mile 236 Report
Gleneden Beach, State Wayside
June 8, 2011
Schoolhouse Creek, adjacent to Wallace Street toward the south end of Mile 236, has cut a deep, curving canyon through the sand to the shoreline.
Report Details
Schoolhouse Creek, adjacent to Wallace Street toward the south end of Mile 236, has cut a deep, curving canyon through the sand to the shoreline. Sand walls are perhaps 10 feet high. It seems like sand was dumped here, perhaps in preparation for riprap work? It has all been dispersed, but there are definitely two colors with different coarseness and there's a lot of it right at the mouth of that creek.Otherwise, no new news.
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 6.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 44. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 10. Playing in surf: 4. Playing in sand: 10. Sitting: 20. Peaceful
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 4.
Notable Wildlife
6 brown pelicans, 1 crow, 2 gulls
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. cormorant
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Wood pieces. Small cedar boughs still washing up from Depoe Bay Fleet of Flowers May 30
Man-made Modifications
European beachgrass was planted this winter on the bluff that was rebuilt at junction of 236 and 237. They seem to be thriving and there is no apparent erosion of rebuilt cliff.
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