Mile 339 Report
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
February 20, 2025
Typical winter beach profile with steep dunes and erosion of beach grasses down the dunes.
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Typical winter beach profile with steep dunes and erosion of beach grasses down the dunes.
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Tide Level: -1.4 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 8. Walking or running: 4. Sitting: 2. Fishing: 2.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 2.
View of survey area looking south from the So. Columbia River jetty.
Photo taken from approx. 100 m south of So. Columbia River Jetty. Note steep dunes.
Photo taken from approx. 1/3 mile south of So. Columbia River Jetty. Note undercutting of trees by erosion.
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Ed Joyce
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Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Typical winter beach profile with steep dunes and erosion of beach grasses down the dunes.
Ed Joyce
Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Most beach erosion I've witnessed - see photo.
Ed Joyce
