Mile 267 Report
Sand Beach south of Chamberlain Lake
December 11, 2008
Beach was super clean -- probably from high winter tides.
Report Details
Beach was super clean -- probably from high winter tides. Beautiful day but no people at b each (4 dune buggies in park). South end of dunes at northern section of Sand Lake entrance more eroded than I've ever seen before. Also, bigger waves in lake than usual. Still eroding campground areas putting a lot of rock & trees into lake.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 1.0 feet.
Human Activities
4 dune buggy riders north of line
Vehicles
ATVs/OHVs on beach, allowed: 4.
Notable Wildlife
sea gulls, sandpipers (small)
Driftline Content
Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).
Natural Changes
Entrance to Sand Lake shifted north cutting into dunes severely
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Sand Beach south of Chamberlain Lake
Beach was super clean -- probably from high winter tides.
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Mile 267
Sand Beach south of Chamberlain Lake
Sand Lake entrance to ocean shifting dramatically to the north - no longer possible to walk around end of dunes from lake to beach.
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Mile 267
Sand Beach south of Chamberlain Lake
Underlying bed of parking lot eroding into lake.
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