Mile 237 Report
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
May 2, 2024
Beautiful day.
Report Details
Beautiful day. This was the first time in several months that I was able to walk my entire mile at low tide; previous attempts in the past were unsuccessful due to the tide washing over the installed riprap making it hazardous.
Conditions
Temperature: 46 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: -0.1 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 10. Number of dogs: 2. Sitting: 6.
Notable Wildlife
Very few birds out today...
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Lots and lots of Vellela Vellela on the beach today...
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Shells, Wood pieces.
Man-made Modifications
New riprap or shoreline protection structures. Ongoing shore armoring at the end of my mile...One area (see pic) showed some overtopping and damage to existing riprap.
Natural Changes
Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Erosion of vegetated foredune. (See pic) an embayment created near some other major erosion; roots are exposed in many places.
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Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
Beautiful 'low-tide' walk of my mile today.
237watcher
Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
The most important factor for me personally with the changes I've observed in this section of my mile is how impactful the shoreline armoring has been on the beach to the south.
Barry Howarth
Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
The most heartbreaking part of my mile report today is that I couldn't even walk my entire mile due to shifting sand and the subsequent tide (even though I did this at low tide,) preventing a safe northward walk. I have been walking on this stretch of beach since the early seventies and never-- even five or ten years ago, would you not had adequate distance to walk the beach from the surf to the foredune. I provided on pic looking north on my mile from the top of a revetment that was installed a few years ago, that's the only way I could get a glimpse of it safely.
Barry Howarth
Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
A beautiful day here at the Central Oregon Coast!
Barry Howarth
Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
Beautiful day for the mile report walk.
237 Watcher
Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
I learned that two shore structures (stairs built on top of rip-rap) were heavily damaged during a recent storm/tide condition earlier this month.
237 Watcher
Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
A beautiful day at mile 237 again!
237 Watcher