Mile 292 Report
Twin Rocks, Heitmiller Creek
January 31, 2026
Lots of stranded Jellyfish.
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Lots of stranded Jellyfish. Unfortunately my attempt to upload photos failed with your website saying they are over 8mb, but mine show a size of 4.9mb.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Tide Level: 6 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 2.
Notable Wildlife
Gulls, crows
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Unusual concentration. Thousands of jellies washed up.
Natural Changes
As previously reported; Watseco creek outlet has moved north and now is merged with Heitmiller creek.
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Steven Prom
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Merger of ocean outlets for Heitmiller and Watseco creeks.
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Higher concentration of dead birds than usual.
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Twin Rocks, Heitmiller Creek
Did find a skate egg case, which I returned to an outgoing tide.
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Twin Rocks, Heitmiller Creek
Dead seal just south of Heitmiller creek.
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A few Velella Velella on the wrack line.
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Twin Rocks, Heitmiller Creek
According to tide tables, tide should have been well under 6’, but tide seemed much higher and earlier than tide table.
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