by CoastView | Feb 29, 2024 | 2024, Beaches, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Land Use, Natural History, Oregon, Rivers
Floras Creek starts from an elevation of roughly 2,786 feet (849 m) on the north flank of Edson Butte in the Oregon Coast Range and flows generally west for 13 miles (21 km), draining a watershed of 51,652 acres (20,903 ha) to the outlet of Floras Lake where the...
by CoastView | Dec 7, 2023 | 2023, Beaches, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Embayments, Islands, Land Use, Natural History, Oregon, Parks, Rivers
Whalen Island is located in Sand Lake which is the estuary of Sand Creek that starts at an elevation of 770 feet (235 m) in the Oregon Coast Range and flows generally south-southwest for 8 miles (13 km) to the Pacific Ocean draining a watershed of 10,880 acres (4,403...
by CoastView | Sep 10, 2023 | 2026, Coastal Features, Historical, Oregon, Parks, September 2026
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Indian-Sands-1.wav Indian Sands is an archaeological site in the Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor, about 9 miles (14.5 km) northwest of Brookings and 4.5 miles (7.3 km) southwest of...
