Mile 237 Report
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
June 24, 2023
Beautiful morning on the beach with calm winds and plenty of sun.
Report Details
Beautiful morning on the beach with calm winds and plenty of sun. Nothing really unusual to report, except the ocean had no large waves like it normally does; just one section of very calm wave activity (see pics).
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 2.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 7. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 7.
Notable Wildlife
Very few shore birds today, one small group of pelicans fishing along the tide line just above the water in flight.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells.
New Development
Steps down bluff, Bluff development.
Man-made Modifications
Dune modification/removal, New riprap or shoreline protection structures. Continuation of armoring of the foredune in a small area of eight homes. I observed a newly installed/constructed wooden stairway over the rip rap along nearby the other previously reported (see pics).
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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