Mile 96 Report
Bandon State Park, west of Twomile Creek
February 21, 2011
Severe erosion of the foredune at the southern end of the mile creating a 15 foot sand cliff.
Report Details
Severe erosion of the foredune at the southern end of the mile creating a 15 foot sand cliff. Driftline was very limited to an occasional shell and a few small rocks. The established Snow Plover Habitat has been newly plowed and enlarged to the south by leveling the sand dunes and removing the European Dunegrass. The floating dock had been bulldozed to the interior with a pile of logs. Large logs, dead dunegrass, wood and ocean-based debris were on the high beach along the entire length of the mile and along both banks of lower Twomile Creek. The mouth of New River has been converted into a bay about 500 feet across and had waves moving inland to the Gorse-coverd cliff behind the dunes. The beach had a slope ranging from 4 to 10 degrees. The air and ocean temperatures were 49 degrees, and the wind speed was 10.2 mph from the NW. Three people were distributing Pink Sand Verbena seed.
Conditions
Temperature: 49 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW.
Human Activities
Number of people: 3. Other Activities: Distributing Pink Sand Verbena seed..
Notable Wildlife
A few Sanderlings on the dry sand and 19 Sanderlings foraging at the surfline. Several Western Gulls resting on the beach.
Driftline Content
Shells, Small rocks.
Man-made Modifications
Dune modification/removal. New Snowy Plover habitat created by enlarging the existing habitat to the south.
Natural Changes
Erosion of vegetated foredune. Severe erosion of the foredune at the southern end of the mile creating 15 foot sand cliffs.
Actions & Comments
The floating dock had been bulldozed to the interior with a pile of logs. Large logs, dead dunegrass, wood and ocean-based debris (a rusted steel drum, a large black float marked Sanshin Kako Co. Ltd., a 4 foot diameter plastic tube filled with Styrofoam and plastic bottles) were on the high beach along the entire length of the mile and along both banks of Twomile Creek. The mouth of New River was a bay with waves moving inland to the Gorse-coverd cliff behind the dunes. The beach had a slope ranging from 4 to 10 degrees. The air and ocean temperatures were 49 degrees, and the wind speed was 10.2 mph from the NW.
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