Mile 260 Report
Kiwanda Beach west of Pacific City and Nestucca River
May 23, 2008
Heavy human use (65 people, 7 dogs) on Friday before Memorial Day.
Report Details
Heavy human use (65 people, 7 dogs) on Friday before Memorial Day. Hillside below condos continues to erode.
Conditions
Temperature: 54 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 5.4 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 65. Number of dogs: 7. Walking or running: 6. Playing in surf: 4. Playing in sand: 5. Sitting: 8. Photography: 2. Surfing: 5. Fishing: 1. It was the Friday, before Memorial weekend. I again saw the eroding hillside below the Condos. There were piles of kelp and 30 or more gulls. Children were playing in the surf, not realizing the potential danger.
Concerns
Climbing bluffs/seastacks, Litter
Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 45. ATVs/OHVs parking: 2. RVs/Buses parking: 42. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 3. Cars/trucks on beach, prohibited: 2.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Styrofoam, Wood pieces.
New Development
Bluff development.
Man-made Modifications
Dune modification/removal.
Natural Changes
Visible retreat of solid bluff.
Actions & Comments
I walked along the first street behind the Pelican Restuarant. All the houses had at least 2-3 feet of sand surrponding their homes and yards. I took some pictures I can send in.
J.M. Trunkey
CoastWatcher
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Mile 260
Kiwanda Beach west of Pacific City and Nestucca River
Mile 260 (Kiwanda Beach) hasn't been surveyed for CoastWatchers or COASST since 2015.
MatthewsE
Mile 260
Kiwanda Beach west of Pacific City and Nestucca River
The warm weather made this section of beach a joy for the people out enjoying this October day.
BeachcomberJim
Mile 260
Kiwanda Beach west of Pacific City and Nestucca River
Nice day to walk beach - only problem was the softness of sand - made it extra difficult to walk - the surf had a yellow green color and surf line/foam was green like the words in coastwatch - didn't look healthy - dogs and humans having fun - causing no problems - lacking drift wood,kelp or much of anything on shore line - no shells or rocks to explore - at North end multitude of people on beach, surf - busy day on North End - Lack of wild life - no birds flying over - none on shore line or in ocean -
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Mile 260
Kiwanda Beach west of Pacific City and Nestucca River
Cloudy day - some initial rain around 11:00 am - not windy with nice temperature to walk the beach.
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Mile 260
Kiwanda Beach west of Pacific City and Nestucca River
It appears that mile 260 is stable and does have continued human activities - There had been vehicles driving on the beach in the authorized area.
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Mile 260
Kiwanda Beach west of Pacific City and Nestucca River
It was a nice cloudy day with a good wind from the South of about 15-20 miles/hr.
fargodmw@gmail.com
Mile 260
Kiwanda Beach west of Pacific City and Nestucca River
Heavy human use (65 people, 7 dogs) on Friday before Memorial Day.
J.M. Trunkey