Report Details

Conditions

Temperature: 66 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: W. Tide Level: 6.8 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 15. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 5. Playing in surf: 3. Sitting: 7. Photography: 1.

Concerns

Fire, Litter, Climbing bluffs/seastacks

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 3.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.). Battery operated Lite Brite, orange bailing twine, dog feces bags (3)

New Development

Bluff development.

Man-made Modifications

Dune modification/removal, Sand removal, New riprap or shoreline protection structures. 211 S Pacific Ave, Rockaway Bch. (Dang house) Rip rap installed Spring 2019. Hot tub installed on dune thereafter. Severe Dune erosion due to human traffic at 211 S Pacific Ave.

Actions & Comments

City of Rockaway Beach is currently in litigation with Mr. Dang regarding building permit etc...

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Twin Rocks, Heitmiller Creek

April 4, 2024

According to tide tables, tide should have been well under 6’, but tide seemed much higher and earlier than tide table.

Steven Prom

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Twin Rocks, Heitmiller Creek

March 14, 2024

Beautiful and sunny and calm nice change 🌞

Michael Higham

decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

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Twin Rocks, Heitmiller Creek

October 29, 2023

Mile 292 was in great condition no trash and many people out enjoying the warmer evening with low tides and a beautiful sunset

highamm

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Twin Rocks, Heitmiller Creek

March 11, 2022

Noticed what seem to be an elk carcass but mostly just the hide or pelt maybe some bones mid size.

highamm

Mile 292

Twin Rocks, Heitmiller Creek

February 24, 2021

Large amount of errosion to the coastline, logs and trees have been moved around due to our recent King Tides and High surf.

highamm

Mile 292

Twin Rocks, Heitmiller Creek

December 6, 2020

Overall good conditions no violations.

highamm

Mile 292

Twin Rocks, Heitmiller Creek

November 2, 2020

Beach and shoreline were clean with little activity.

highamm

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Twin Rocks, Heitmiller Creek

September 19, 2019

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