Hector's River
Overview
Hector's River
Happy Grove, Portland
0.0
Admission
FreeOpening Hours
Always open
Websites
Features
5
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: Francine Cousins
- Organization: Alligator Head Foundation
- Survey date & time: 25th January, 2019, 4:55pm
- Beach: Hector's River
- Other names:
- Location: Happy Grove, Portland
- Latitude: 18.00679997353579
- Longitude: -76.26098844266511
- Beach length: 200.00 ft
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: Sunday
- Attendance on typical days: 21 - 50
- Attendance on busiest days: 21 - 50
Beach Management
- Beach type: Private beach (privately owned/leased, operating as a public beach (with access to the general public) with or without an entrance fee)
- Property owner: Cyril and Owald Downer
- Owner contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile: (876) 427-6478
- Email:
- Property manager: Cyril and Owald Downer
- Manager contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Management arrangement: Employee
- Community organization:
- Website & social media pages:
- Permits:
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees:
- Changing room: Yes
- Running water: Yes
- Toilet: Yes
- Parking: Yes (less than 10 cars)
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: No
- Facility costs: Chairs
Lounge chairs
Tables
Cooking facilities
Gazebos
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Restaurants
- Bars
- Parties
- Family environment: Yes
Beach looks secure and you would have a good visual on your child when they are swimming. - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often: 6 - 11 times per year
- Party days:
- All days
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: None
- Offshore structures:
- Seawall
Animals
- Domestic animals: No domestic animals are on the beach.
- Sea turtle nests: Not sure
- Sea turtle poaching: No
- Wild animals:
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 30% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Trees
- Names of vegetation: Sea Grape Trees
Sea cotton
Almond Trees
Duppy Soursop
Coconut Trees - Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses 4
- Sargassum issues: 7
Sand
- Sand color: Dark Brown
- Sand texture: Fine
- Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
- Erosion: There are no evidence of erosion.
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: Not sure
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: No
- Drainage:
- Drain
- Drainage state: The drains does not appear to be polluted.
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There is one bin available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 5 out of 5 for cleanliness.
- Fish cleaning: Fish are not cleaned on the beach
- Responsible for garbage: Beach Manager Staff/Caretaker
- Garbage management:
- Garbage collection by NSWMA
- Garbage collection: Once per week