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For 30 years we could see the glow from crab boats at night; now we can see the entire boat plus the water they are riding on! The Cape Lookout Sand Spit is getting narrow at our mile and ajoining miles, let's hope it does not breach as it once did.

Conditions

Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: -2.0 feet.

Human Activities

beach free of people or animals or birds

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces.

Man-made Modifications

Dune modification/removal, Sand removal. Cape Lookout Sand Spit we now can see over it, fishing an crab boats, ocean with sun sets, never could see this before only lights at night from crab boats. Front yard Netarts Bay.

Natural Changes

Landslides/major boulder falls, Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Erosion of vegetated foredune, Visible retreat of solid bluff.

Actions & Comments

We have commented on this erosion for years, but what could anyone do, but wait for the North West winds to give upwelling to bring the sand back.For 30 years we could see the glow from crab boats at night now we can see the entire boat, out riggins, lights day and night plus the water they are riding on!The Cape Lookout Sand Spit is getting narrow at our mile and ajoining miles, let's hope it does not breach as it once did. It would close the mouth of Netarts Bay at the north and send the water in the opposite direction eroding the east side of Netarts Bay where the dwellings are.

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Mile 276

Netarts Spit south

October 12, 2023

beautiful day and mostly about the dune erosion 

Allison

Mile 276

Netarts Spit south

December 22, 2020

I saw no human activity on this mile, but there was evidence of lots of erosion from our recent king tides and storms.

CharmerDale

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Mile 276

Netarts Spit south

April 4, 2014

Cape Lookout Sand Spit.

j-j stahl

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Mile 276

Netarts Spit south

May 24, 2009

For 30 years we could see the glow from crab boats at night; now we can see the entire boat plus the water they are riding on!

j-j stahl

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Mile 276

Netarts Spit south

May 10, 2007

Light human use: 2 walking, 2 rockhunting.

ChadAl