Mile 307 - Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek - February 26, 2008

Report Details

Continued serious erosion of hill side in several places and considerable sand loss. Clean beach.

Conditions

Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: W. Tide Level: 1.6 feet.

Concerns

Apparent violations: none of the above.

Notable Wildlife

some seagulls

Driftline Content

some drift wood clean beach

Man-made Modifications

none

Natural Changes

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

Actions & Comments

Further serious erosion and slides in same areas as reported last year. More extensive undercuts and new massive slides in adjacent areas(just south of where Clatsop Lane meets the beach),exposing tree stumps that must have been covered for a thousand years or more.No sand visible in all of Cove Beach at the +1.6 low tide, just rocks. There seems to be a sandbank lying off shore waiting for the summer breezes.No birds on the Gull Rocks yet.Saw 2 bald eagles twice, also the resident hawk.

elsecobb

CoastWatcher

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Mile 307

Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek

December 6, 2024

It was a nice late fall day.

RICK HESS

Mile 307

Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek

September 15, 2024

20 people were observing the barnacles and sea anemones on Arch Cape and enjoying the good weather.

RICK HESS

decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

Mile 307

Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek

May 30, 2024

It was a very nice day.

Rick Hess

Mile 307

Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek

March 14, 2024

The wrack line contained small (2-4") crab casings, clam shells and broken sand dollars. There was a small land slide near a house drain line - see picture. The sand level was low on the north end of mile 307 which leaves the rocks uncovered.

RICK HESS