Mile 254 Report
Kiwanda Beach, Neskowin Crest
December 17, 2023
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Report Details
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Conditions
Temperature: 58 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 6.4 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 8. Walking or running: 8. Other Activities: One person playing in the surf! Another trying to fly a kite..
Notable Wildlife
Three seagulls
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Shells, Wood pieces. Some large tree trunks have washed up
Natural Changes
Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Erosion of vegetated foredune, Visible retreat of solid bluff, Evidence of wave overtopping. I don't know why I have never thought to do this before but when I reached the end of my mile I looked south in order to determine how much beach has eroded since I was a kid - 70 years ago. Just prior to the placement of the rip rap in 1998-99, about 35 feet of property was lost to the ocean. Since then, from the point where the rip rap ends and northward, about 30-40 additional feet of beach has eroded in 23 years. As stated in my report there continues to overtopping and undercutting of dunes. In fact, where the rip rap ends, the ocean has cut a passageway that could cause flooding in the streets of Neskowin.
Heidi Heidenreich
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Mile 254
Kiwanda Beach, Neskowin Crest
It was a beautiful day with many people walking, sitting and playing on the beach. Where the significant erosion of dunes occurred last March, two sets of stairs have been built into and down the face of the dunes. I have pictures of both ladders.
Heidi Heidenreich
Mile 254
Kiwanda Beach, Neskowin Crest
There has been additional erosion since I reported the significant loss of dunes and trees in March.
Heidi Heidenreich
Mile 254
Kiwanda Beach, Neskowin Crest
The north 1/2 mile of 254 was recently eroded to the point that I did not recognize it.
Heidi Heidenreich
Mile 254
Kiwanda Beach, Neskowin Crest
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Heidi Heidenreich
Mile 254
Kiwanda Beach, Neskowin Crest
One cannot help but notice the 120+ large clumps on entangled kelp all along mile 254.
heidenreichh
Mile 254
Kiwanda Beach, Neskowin Crest
The north half mile of 254 (after the end of the rip rap )has experienced serious erosion.
heidenreichh
Mile 254
Kiwanda Beach, Neskowin Crest
There is a marked difference between the 1/4 mile of rip rapped beach with its gentle slope and 2' shelf of sand blown against the rocks AND the north 3/4 mile where the dunes are receeding and are eroding in height.
heidenreichh
Mile 254
Kiwanda Beach, Neskowin Crest
It has been two months since my last observation and, of course, there have been many storms, a great deal of rain and high winds in that time.
heidenreichh