Mile 214 Report
South Beach SP, South Jetty Yaquina River
April 21, 2008
Interesting foredune undercutting or erosion present on one section of the beach.
Report Details
Interesting foredune undercutting or erosion present on one section of the beach. Associated with more (than average for this beach) steeply sloping beach & cobble sized sediment (if that's the correct term) in intertidal area.
Conditions
Temperature: 45 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW.
Human Activities
Number of people: 5. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 5. 2 motor vehicles parked out on jetty--which is, according to a sign posted further inland--illegal. Jetty is under jurisdiction of the Army Corp of Engineers who, when telephoned, confirmed illegality of driving onto & parking on jetty.
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
Saw what looked like over 20 curlews or whimbrels (no binocs, not a great birder)
Driftline Content
Styrofoam.
Natural Changes
undercutting of foredune
Actions & Comments
Interesting undercutting of foredune. It's happening lower down on the beach slope (towards the ocean/west) than occurred during the high energy winter of 1996 (or was it 1997? Somewhere I have slides of what the beach looked like that winter). Nice exposures of bedding, including some cross bedding & bedding w/lighter to darker particle/minerals grading upwards. Two areas of beach seemed more steeply sloping than usual (that I recall seeing at this time of year) w/accompanying greater number of well rounded cobble-sized sediment. All seem to be indicative of high energy beach along one section of SB state park beach--fairly close to pedestrian access of day use area parking lot & walking north. Beach to south looked average.
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