Mile 90 - west of New River, New Lake - August 12, 2007 | Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition

Report Details

Kayaked south on New River from mile 92 to mile 89. Beautiful clear calm day. River looks like glass. Crossed to beach on mile 90 at end boundary of Snowy Plover habitat restoration area and walked N 1 mile. Paddled S to point 1/2 mile S of Coos/Curry Cty line and crossed to ocean. Pelicans flying N over ocean. Nothing but sand on the driftline. Hundreds of Canada Geese coming and going from pond left from prior breach event. The New River breach closed by sand. Low human impact (0).

Conditions

Temperature: 64 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 2.9 feet.

Notable Wildlife

Large number of Canada Geese using pond left by 2005/20006 breach event. Pelicans flying North.

Driftline Content

no debris to speak of only ocassional little piece of eel grass.

Actions & Comments

2005 mechanical breach which reopened on it's own in 2006 has been sanded shut. Significant waves of sand coming on shore in recent weeks.