Mile 281 Report
Oceanside Beach, State Wayside, Agate Beach
December 19, 2020
I'm filing this report because of the big landslide on the south end of the Oceanside Tunnel.
Report Details
I'm filing this report because of the big landslide on the south end of the Oceanside Tunnel.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 3.3 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 20. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 19. Sitting: 1. Photography: 10. Most people were here to look at the big landslide on the south end of the Oceanside Tunnel.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). Lots of all of this stuff on the south half of mile 281
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls. Major landslide here!
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Debris from landslide now cleared and tunnel is accessible again.
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