Mile 307 Report
Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek
March 15, 2013
More sand than usual this time of year.
Report Details
More sand than usual this time of year. Clean beach.Much more sand also North of the Arch Cape.Increased erosion below 79544 Ray Brown Road, as well as below 31849 Clatsop Lane stretching South to below31841 Clatsop lane.A basement door in 31849 Clatsop Lane was wide open (seemingly forced open), no one was home, so I closed it.No murres or other birds yet on the Gull Rocks.
Conditions
Temperature: 48 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 0.6 feet.
Notable Wildlife
strands of kelpWestern gulls
Wrackline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Wood pieces.
Natural Changes
Erosion of vegetated foredune, Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Visible retreat of solid bluff.
elsecobb
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