1. Coastal Dynamics in Washington
Selected images from Shoreline Aerial Photos from Washington State Department of Ecology

2. Factors Involved in Shoreline Dynamics
Storms
Extreme Weather
El Niño
Storms and Beaches

3. Factors Involved in Shoreline Dynamics (continued)
Waves
Big Waves how big are they?
Tsunamis the extreme hazard
Rip Currents next stop: Japan?
Sneaker Waves unpredictable
Cascadia Subduction Zone regional tsunami potential

4. Factors Involved in Shoreline Dynamics (continued)
Jetties and shoreline change
Interrupt sediment flow
Dams
Interrupt sediment supply

5. What’s Happening Southwest Washington's eroding coast
Ocean Shores: erosion near homes
Fort Canby : goodbye, campground!
Washaway Beach: world record?
Westport: one park becomes two
Leadbetter Point: a shifting sand spit

6. Images of Specific Sites Follow!

7. Grays Harbor County Westport Jetty GRA0398 Westport GRA0393
Map
Westport GRA0393
More Westport GRA0391
Map of Ocean Shores
Ocean Shores GRA0151

8. Clallam County Seastacks, a tombolo, and wave-cut platform CLA0609
Makah Bay CLA0517
Tatoosh Island CLA0475
Cape Flattery CLA0484
another view CLA0474
Quateata CLA0624
Near La Push CLA0269
La Push CLA0618
Strait of Juan de Fuca near Sequim CLA0156

9. Island County Admiralty Inlet south of Ebey’s landing ISL0389
Admiralty Head and Camp Casey ISL0399
Keystone Harbor ISL0400
Swantown : houses on a baymouth bar ISL0348
This is the closest we come around here to a “barrier island-like” environment!
Cliffs south of Swantown ISL0351
This is the source region for the Swantown baymouth bar. Note the contrasting hazard for these cliff-top homes, just ¼ mile from the previous flood-prone homes!

10. Island County
Cranberry Lake and West Beach ISL0322 Why isn’t there are spit at the north end of West Beach? (north is at the bottom of this image)
Here’s why: Deception Pass ISL0319 (note the evidence of strong tidal currents)
Here’s where the sediment is! ISL0317
And Here (note the submarine contours on this map)

11. Miscellaneous Places Perkins Lane (Magnolia, Seattle) KIN0056
Salmon Beach, Tacoma Narrows PIE0115
Restoration Point (uplifted in earthquake) KIT0607
Fidalgo Island (Burrows Bay) SKA0451
Sucia Island SNJ0969
Rolling Bay (Bainbridge Island): site of fatal landslide onto beach-side house in KIT0654

12. A review of Pacific County Possibly the World’s Fastest Coastal Erosion
“Cape Shoalwater” (RIP..it isn’t there now!) PAC0013
More Cape Shoalwater PAC0016
Map of change at Cape Shoalwater
Erosion in El Nino Storms at “Washaway Beach”
Location 6
Location 7
Location 8
Locations are from this map

13. The End