And closer to home, wave erosion (which can bee a predicted outcome of global warming) and a lack of new sediment feeding the Ediz Hook spit caused bank failure on several hundred feet of the side facing the Strait, so gravel and cobble is being dumped to counteract the erosion.
Rocks, gravel spread to slow erosion on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20111205/news/312059998/rocks-gravel-spread-to-slow-erosion-on-ediz-hook-in-port-angeles