Mile 40 Report
North of Sisters Rocks, cliffs south of Arizona Beach
January 12, 2017
This is not a full report -- a placeholder for our 4th qrtr 2016 observations.
Report Details
This is not a full report -- a placeholder for our 4th qrtr 2016 observations. We started at the north end of the mile, Arizona Beach access, during the high King Tide. The photos show wave overtopping obscuring beach access and travel. Mussel Creek has seasonally changed its course, entering the ocean to the south. Effects of bank erosion are shown on this north end. The south end of the mile was observed from the top. The gate has now been reenforced so that vehicles (prohibited on this mile!) no longer have access (photo). We returned to the north end of the mile later in the afternoon where we could access a small portion of the beach along Mussel Creek. We observed no marine or land-based debris; the driftline consisted of small pieces of wood and small rocks.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NE. Tide Level: 9.0 feet.




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North of Sisters Rocks, cliffs south of Arizona Beach
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