Mile 48 - Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek - December 31, 2021

Report Details

The beach looked good today. Not much litter or storm debris. The previous high tide packed down the sand all the way to the boulders so it was easy walking. A few unique objects: an office chair at the foot of the dunes, a stuffed animal on a rock, and a wood pallet in Hubbard creek

Conditions

Temperature: 42 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NE. Tide Level: 4.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 26. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 16. Photography: 1. Surfing: 1. Other Activities: 8 in vehicles.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 6. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 3.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). There were more oyster shells than I've noticed here before. Fewer dead birds, and less litter. The tide was very high 9.6 that morning. It seemed to have cleaned things out rather than depositing them.

Natural Changes

I don't think there were any new fallen trees, but several have been undercut and fallen to the beach over the last year and are still there. Last winter's landslide is still moving, judging by how little vegetation has grown over the soil.

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Mile 48

Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek

March 16, 2024

Seems like cheating to call this a winter report, with the weather conditions being so lovely.

Kristi Cramer

Mile 48

Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek

November 24, 2023

Holiday weekend with good weather brought out a lot of people.

JaneSkipLegacy

Mile 48

Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek

August 19, 2023

Beach was remarkably clean.

Skip-Jane-Legacy

Mile 48

Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek

May 13, 2023

This was an exceptionally warm Saturday so there were more people on the beach than I usually see but everyone was well behaved and loving the rare chance to be on the beach (and even a few brave souls in the water) without multiple layers of coats.

JaneSkipLegacy