Evaluation of conceptual sand bypassing alternatives, Assateague Island, Maryland
US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District. 1987. Evaluation of conceptual sand bypassing alternatives, Assateague Island, Maryland. US Army Corps of Engineers. Baltimore
Discussion of the bypass problems caused to Assateague Island National Seashore by the Ocean City jetty and inlet. Includes description of the problem; sediment transport processes; sand bypassing (mechanical beach nourishment) methods (land based dredging plans, floating dredges, land based vehicles); borrow sites; alternatives to bypassing; and cost estimates.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District
- Date of Issue
- 1987-12
- Publisher
- US Army Corps of Engineers
- Units
- ASIS
- Keywords
- Assateague Island National Seashore MD VA, Beaches, Erosion, Inlets, Management, Ocean City MD, Sediment Transport, Stabilization (Erosion Control)