Orange Bay
Overview
Orange Bay
Orange Bay, Portland
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Admission
FreeOpening Hours
Always open
Websites
Features
4
Cleanliness rating0
Harassment rating- Parking available
- Pets allowed
- Toilet available
- Changingroom available
- Lifeguard station
- Food & drinks allowed
- Running water available
- Cooking allowed
General
Basic Info
- Name: Jeanelle Irvine
- Organization: Alligator Head Foundation
- Survey date & time: 19th December, 2018, 6:40pm
- Beach: Orange Bay
- Other names:
- Location: Orange Bay, Portland
- Latitude: 18.232815895823425
- Longitude: -76.60071313183596
- Beach length: 0.50 km
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: No
- Fish vending: No
- Commercial activity level: No commercial activity
- Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
- Protected area:
- Opening hours Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Not sure
- Attendance on typical days: 11-20
- Attendance on busiest days: 0 - 20
Beach Management
- Beach type: Community Beach, i.e. beach designated for use and benefit of adjacent community (with access to the general public)
- Property owner:
- Owner contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Property manager:
- Manager contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Management arrangement: Unknown
- Community organization:
- Website & social media pages:
- Permits:
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees:
- Changing room: No
- Running water: No
- Toilet: No
- Parking: No parking
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: Yes
- Facility costs:
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Fishing
- Family environment: No
It is the only public beach in Orange Bay and it is sometimes used for swimming. However, the beach is being eroded, basic sanitary amenities are lacking and no lifeguard is present. - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often:
- Party days:
- Public Holidays
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: None
- Offshore structures:
- None observed
Animals
- Domestic animals: No domestic animals are on the beach.
- Sea turtle nests: No
- Sea turtle poaching: Not sure
- Wild animals:
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 30% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Trees
- Grasses
- Names of vegetation: Almond Trees
Seaside Morning Glory - Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses 3
- Sargassum issues: 2
Sand
- Sand color: Black
- Sand texture: Rock
- Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
- Erosion:
- Damaged hard structures (sea walls, groynes, etc.)
- Other
- Buildings and/or other permanent structures are below or within 2 - 3 feet of the high tide mark
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: No sewage/wastewater management necessary
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: Not sure
- Drainage:
- Not applicable
- Drainage state: [""]
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are no bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 4 out of 5 for cleanliness.
- Fish cleaning: Not sure
- Responsible for garbage: Community member(s)
- Garbage management:
- Garbage collection by NSWMA
- Garbage collection: Once per week