Mile 54 Report
South of Cape Blanco, access road to Elk River
March 24, 2024
Typical Oregon Coast day: sunny turning into rain.
Report Details
Typical Oregon Coast day: sunny turning into rain. Large concentration of Velella Velella. Large slide from bluff just south of access road ripped up established willows. Evidence of chainsaw cutting/harvest on large driftwood log. Bluffs are constantly sloughing here. Several vegetated foredunes that lined the mouth of the Elk didn’t survive the winter.
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate.
Human Activities
Number of people: 5. Number of dogs: 2. Sitting: 5. Other Activities: Rockhounding.
Concerns
Driftwood removal
Apparent violations: Large driftwood log cutting.Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
Bald eagles x2
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Unusual concentration. Velella Velella in the thousands
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Wood pieces, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).
New Development
Access road recently repaired.
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls, Erosion of vegetated foredune. Vegetated fore dunes on the north side of the mouth of the Elk River gone
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South of Cape Blanco, access road to Elk River
Beautiful day with negative tides and scattered showers.
Jacob & Jamie Fancy
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South of Cape Blanco, access road to Elk River
Beautiful spring day.
Jacob & Jamie Fancy
Mile 54
South of Cape Blanco, access road to Elk River
Typical Oregon Coast day: sunny turning into rain.
Jacob & Jamie Fancy
Mile 54
South of Cape Blanco, access road to Elk River
Elk River backed up by sand bank and not flowing into ocean.
rtempesta
Mile 54
South of Cape Blanco, access road to Elk River
Wind started out from the SW, then rotated up to the NW.
rtempesta
Mile 54
South of Cape Blanco, access road to Elk River
Fifteen people were using the beach or surf, along with 6 dogs.
mvolson
Mile 54
South of Cape Blanco, access road to Elk River
Mile 54 was clean and quiet.
mvolson