Mile 339

Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Clatsop County

Latitude: 46.222620064032
Longitude: -124.011740171830
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  • Motor vehicle travel is prohibited on the ocean shore between the hours of 12:01 p.m. and 12:00 midnight, from May 1 through September 15, from the south jetty of the Columbia River (46° 13.5216', Mile 340), southerly to the Peter Iredale Road (46° 10.6950', Mile 336).
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Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Mile 339 Reports (61)

2023

January 17, 2023 - edjoyce

Lots of erosion and dune retreat.read more

  • Note steep dunes due to storm erosion.
  • Note steep dunes due to storm erosion.

2022

December 19, 2022 - edjoyce

Dunes have taken on the typical winter shapes: steep with obvious erosion and retreat.read more

  • Note dune steepening and erosion of dunes.
  • Exposed cobbles from dune retreat and beach erosion.
November 16, 2022 - edjoyce

Nothing unusual except for essentially no marine debris at all found.read more

  • Normal dune profile
  • Nothing unusual.
October 19, 2022 - edjoyce

Nothing unusual.read more

  • Looking south from So. Columbia River Jetty.
  • Exposed rocks and summer dune profile.
August 10, 2022 - edjoyce

Nothing out of the ordinary.  Dunes have taken on a typical summer profile being less steep than winter.read more

  • Looking north toward the So. Columbia River Jetty. Note less steep dune profiles.
July 13, 2022 - edjoyce

Dunes taking on less steep summer profile.

Observed a dead pup seal.read more

  • Looking south from So. Columbia River Jetty - note summer dune profile.
  • Looking north - approx. 3/4 mile south of So. Columbia River Jetty.
  • Dead pup seal.
June 26, 2022 - edjoyce

Dunes/beach are taking on a more gentle slope due to less summer waves and storms.read more

  • Looking north from approx. 1/3 mile south of So. Columbia River Jetty.
  • Protruding log - length of protrusion will be monitored for beach migration/erosion.
  • Protruding log - length of protrusion will be monitored for beach migration/erosion.
May 18, 2022 - edjoyce

All looks about the same except for dunes being less steep.  We could help quantify changes in beach/dune steepness via beach profiling techniques.read more

  • Dunes appear less steep than in previous months.
  • Exposed cobbles. Most probably due to erosion of sand that was previously covering the cobbles. Cobbles were placed by Army Corps to decrease erosion on this part of the beach.
April 20, 2022 - edjoyce

Beach still has a very wintery appearance with steep dunes and a relatively narrow beach.

The flock of eagles was startling - I've never seen 10-12 eagles eating together before.read more

  • Looking North toward So. Columbia River jetty. Note erosion and steep dunes.
  • Exposed cobbles due to landward dune migration (I think).
March 9, 2022 - edjoyce

Everything looked normal - typical winter day on the beach except for the 3 eagles (see photo).read more

  • Eagle family
  • Looking across survey area. Notice steep winter dune profile.
  • Erosion has removed sand revealing underlying cobble substrate. I think the cobbles were put there by the state of Oregon to decrease erosion in this highly eroded area.
February 9, 2022 - edjoyce

Nothing unusual except for the eagle. (Note from CoastWatch volunteer - Before Ed walked his CW Mile, Myself and another CoastWatch volunteer joined him for the NOAA marine debris survey on the north end of CoastWatch Mile 338. We found a handful of items in the 100 meters we surveyed....read more

  • Eagle near S. Columbia Rive Jetty
  • Looking north toward S. Columbia River Jetty
  • Looking north toward S. Columbia River Jetty - observe dune erosion.
  • Beach replenishing with rocks at So. Columbia River Jetty.
January 12, 2022 - edjoyce

Lots of winter storm erosion - see photos.read more

  • Steep cliffs and narrow beach due to winter storms.
  • Winter erosion
  • Exposed rocks due to erosion.

2021

December 15, 2021 - edjoyce

As the photos show, the tide was very high - not a good time to walk the mile.  I was able to walk about 80% of the mile while viewing the remainder from a distance.  On coming waves kept me from properly walking the beach.read more

  • Narrow beach due to high tide and steep eroded dunes due to winter storms.
  • Winter erosion and exposed rocks.
  • Exposed coarse grained sediment.
November 17, 2021 - edjoyce

Typcial beach for this time of year.  Dune erosion + more marine debris.read more

  • Note dune undercutting and erosion
  • Note dune undercutting and erosion
  • Dune undercutting and erosion causing exposure of previously buried log.
October 13, 2021 - edjoyce

Nothing noteworthy.read more

  • Dune profile becoming steeper with Fall storms.
  • Work on the So. Columbia River Jetty continues.
September 22, 2021 - edjoyce

Nothing unusual except for the 6 dead Common Murres.  Dead murres have been reported all along the coast.read more

  • Dead Common Murre
  • Looking north toward So. Columbia River Jetty
August 18, 2021 - edjoyce

All looked normal for a summer day.read more

  • Looking north toward So. Columbia River jetty
  • Looking south.
July 14, 2021 - edjoyce

All looked normal.read more

  • Looking north toward So. Columbia River Jetty.
  • Looking south.
June 16, 2021 - edjoyce

Everything looked normal.  The only thing unusual was the lack of marine debris.  Typically, there's lots of plastic.

Heavy-duty work continued on the So. Columbia River Jetty (see photo).

 read more

  • Look north to the So. Columbia River Jetty.
  • Exposed cobbles.
  • Work continues on the Jetty.
June 16, 2021 - edjoyce

Everything looked normal.  The only thing unusual was the lack of marine debris.  Typically, there's lots of plastic.

Heavy-duty work continued on the So. Columbia River Jetty (see photo).

 read more

  • Look north to the So. Columbia River Jetty.
  • Exposed cobbles.
  • Work continues on the Jetty.
May 12, 2021 - edjoyce

Nothing unusual except for the lack of marine debris especially noticeable was the lack of plastics.read more

  • Looking north toward So. Columbia River Jetty.
  • Looking south from the So. Columbia River Jetty
April 15, 2021 - edjoyce

Nothing unusual.read more

  • Looking north toward So. Columbia River Jetty
March 17, 2021 - edjoyce

Nothing unusual.  read more

February 17, 2021 - edjoyce

Dune face angles are steep reflecting winter conditions.  Nothing unusual to report.read more

  • Looking north from approx 1/2 mile south of S. Columbia River Jetty.
  • Looking south from S. Columbia River Jetty.

2020

December 16, 2020 - edjoyce

Very little beach due to storm and high tide.read more

  • Looking north toward So. Columbia River Jetty.
  • Looking north toward So. Columbia River Jetty.
  • Looking south from approx. 200 yards south of the South Columbia River Jetty.
November 18, 2020 - edjoyce

Lots of erosion from last week's storm (see photos).read more

  • Looking south from approx 3/4 mile south of South Columbia River Jetty.
  • Note erosion from storm.
  • Note widespread erosion.
October 14, 2020 - edjoyce

All was normal for this time of year.read more

  • Looking north toward the South Columbia River Jetty.
  • Looking south from approx 1/4 South of the South Columbia River Jetty.
September 16, 2020 - edjoyce

Nothing much different than last month.  Typical summer beach.read more

  • Looking south from the So. Columbia River Jetty.
August 13, 2020 - edjoyce

All is well!read more

  • Taken from appox 3/4 mile south of Columbia River So. Jetty. Looking North.
  • Looking south. Taken from approx 1/2 mile south of Columbia River So. Jetty.
July 15, 2020 - edjoyce

Nothing unusual.read more

  • Looking north from approx 1/2 south of the South Columbia River jetty.
  • Looking south from approx 100 yards south of the South Columbia River Jetty
June 10, 2020 - edjoyce

Everything looked stable and little change since last month.read more

May 20, 2020 - edjoyce

More plastics than usual.read more

  • Looking north toward Columbia River South Jetty.
  • Looking south from approx. 1/2 mile south of the South Columbia River Jetty.
  • Asian writing on bottle. Attached orgranisms suggest the bottle was in the water a considerable time.
March 11, 2020 - edjoyce

Everything looked very similar to the last survey.read more

  • Looking North from Approx. 3/4 mile south of South Columbia River Jetty.
  • Looking South from the South Columbia River Jetty.
January 15, 2020 - edjoyce

Nothing unusual.  Typical winter erosion of dunes.read more

  • Looking north toward So. Columbia River Jetty. Taken from approx 1/2 mile south of jetty.
  • Looking south from the So. Columbia River Jetty.

2019

December 18, 2019 - edjoyce

Except for dune erosion, everything looked normal.read more

  • Looking north from approx. 3/4 mile south of South Columbia River jetty.
  • Dune erosion.
  • Dune Erosion
  • Looking south from the South Columbia River Jetty.
November 20, 2019 - edjoyce

Everything looked normal for this time of year.read more

  • Looking North toward jetty from approx 3/4 mile south of South Columbia River Jetty
  • Looking at So. Columbia River Jetty from approx 200 yards south of jetty.
  • Looking south from approx. 200 yards south of the South Columbia River Jetty.
October 23, 2019 - edjoyce

All looked about the same as last month.read more

  • Looking north from approx. 1/2 mile south of the South Columbia River Jetty.
October 2, 2019 - huisee

More tire tracks than we have ever seen.read more

September 25, 2019 - edjoyce

All looked normal - very summery.read more

August 28, 2019 - edjoyce

All looked normal.  Northing unusual.read more

  • Taken approx. 1/2 south of South Columbia River Jetty looking north.
  • Taken from So. Columbia River Jetty looking south.
July 31, 2019 - edjoyce

Everything was normal - typical summer day - nothing unusual.read more

  • Looking north from approx. 1/2 mile south of South Colum. River Jetty
  • Looking north from approx. 1/4 mile south of South Colum. River Jetty
  • Looking north from South Columbia River Jetty
July 3, 2019 - edjoyce

Everything was about the same as last report.read more

  • Looking south from South Columbia River jetty.
  • Looking north toward So. Columbia River Jetty.
May 8, 2019 - edjoyce

Nothing significant to report.read more

  • dune erosion
  • Looking south from Columbia River south jetty
February 19, 2019 - edjoyce

Watch carried out at maximum King Tide.  Nothing unusual to report.  The beach has assumed a typical winter profile and dune erosion was evident (see attached photos).  It was an unimpressive King Tide  with just a 6', 13 second, NW swell.read more

  • King Tide - looking south from the Columbia River South Jetty
  • Vehicle Erosion
  • Typical Winter Beach Profile - steep with erosion.
January 21, 2019 - edjoyce
  • Photo is looking north from about 1/2 mile south of the Columbia River South Jetty.
  • Looking north very close to Columbia River South Jetty

2018

December 21, 2018 - edjoyce

Photos taken at King Tide Max.read more

  • Looking south from So. Columbia River Jetty
  • Looking north toward So. Columbia River Jetty.
November 10, 2018 - edjoyce
  • Looking south from the South Jetty
  • Looking north toward South Jetty
  • Stranded Sea Lion - Seaside Aquarium was notified.
October 6, 2018 - edjoyce

All was calm and relatively undisturbed.read more

  • Looking south from South Jetty.
  • Looking north toward South Jetty
September 3, 2018 - edjoyce

Notice in photo that beach grasses are populating the foredune area.  This is a summer phenomenon and does not occur in winter due to higher tides and storms.read more

  • Looking south from So. Jetty
  • Looking north toward So. Jetty.
  • Looking north toward So. Jetty
August 30, 2018 - Merce and Michael

5 dead Common Murres found on the beach below the high tide line. No evidence of oiling or bites. They all appeared to be adults based on size, but plumage doesn't vary much with age.read more

August 1, 2018 - edjoyce

All was quiet - nothing to report.read more

  • Looking south from south jetty.
June 22, 2018 - edjoyce

Everything was calm and a-ok.read more

  • So. Jetty
  • From the So. Jetty
May 11, 2018 - edjoyce

All was fine, however the dune shows signs of recent dune erosion.read more

  • Foredune erosion.
April 23, 2018 - edjoyce

Everything is just fine.read more

  • Calm day on beach.
March 28, 2018 - edjoyce

Not much going on. Very large plastic drum found on beach, contacted Ranger.read more

2017

December 26, 2017 - edjoyce

Nothing unusual.read more
November 9, 2017 - edjoyce

Very usual.  See photos.read more
September 20, 2017 - edjoyce

All looks stable.  See attached picture.read more

  • Mile 339 looking north toward So. Jetty

2016

February 26, 2016 - srhoads

Surveyed some foreign debris on the South jetty (parking lot C) at Fort Stevens State Park. Found a brown bottle with the name Paolyta Co. The article (link below) mentions, "Four people in Taichung City were poisoned yesterday after consuming energy drinks from Paolyta that are suspected to be contaminated...read more

  • Brown energy bottle for Asia.
  • Brown bottle with the works Paolyta Co. on it. Said to be energy drink from Asia.
  • Square plastic indentification label.
  • White Plastic identification label from Asia.

2014

April 26, 2014 - McB's 339
Collected a lot of tsunami debris... especially floats and water bottles with Asian character writing. Clams growing on floats. Not much wildlife due to windy rainy weather. Elk tracks in abundance on trail leading to shore access.read more

2007

January 16, 2007 - RKAdams
Nice sunny day on beach; little car traffic, but lots of birds foraging. Plastic litter retrieved and removed.read more