Report Details

Dune retreat continues.  Very little marine debris.

Conditions

Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: -1.4 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 2. Walking or running: 2.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 2. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 2.

Notable Wildlife

None

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.).

New Development

Bluff development.

Natural Changes

Major cracks appearing in bluffs, Erosion of vegetated foredune, Visible retreat of solid bluff.

Actions & Comments

Dunes continue to retreat due to storms and high tides.

Report Images

Looking south from the So. Columbia River Jetty.
Dune retreat continues.

Report Images

Share this post

All Mile 340 Reports

Showing 8 of 27 reports

Mile 340

South Jetty Columbia River, Fort Stevens SP

May 19, 2024

I set out to walk mile 340, the northernmost mile in the state of Oregon, because I was curious to document wrackline biodiversity where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean at "Clatsop Spit". Opalescent squid is the most common taxa of squid distributed on the Oregon Coast.

sultanym

Mile 340

South Jetty Columbia River, Fort Stevens SP

April 20, 2024

This mile report was conducted to document notable wildlife offshore observed from the South Jetty/Parking Lot C area looking down onto mile 340 from the jetty.

sultanym

Mile 340

South Jetty Columbia River, Fort Stevens SP

November 22, 2023

Nothing unusual.

edjoyce

Mile 340

South Jetty Columbia River, Fort Stevens SP

October 24, 2023

Nothing important to note.

edjoyce

Mile 340

South Jetty Columbia River, Fort Stevens SP

September 23, 2023

Small amounts of marine debris were reported on NOAA's Marine Debris survey report.

edjoyce

Mile 340

South Jetty Columbia River, Fort Stevens SP

June 15, 2023

Dunes are taking on less steep slopes - see photos.

edjoyce

Mile 340

South Jetty Columbia River, Fort Stevens SP

May 13, 2023

Dead sea lion, which had been shot with a shot gun, and direct evidence of continued eastward migration of eroding dunes

edjoyce

Mile 340

South Jetty Columbia River, Fort Stevens SP

April 13, 2023

Dune retreat continues.

edjoyce