BEHAVIOR OF BEACH FILL AND BORROW AREA AT SEASIDE PARK, BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT,

Abstract

Comparative survey and sand sampling data are analyzed to determine the behavior of beach fill placed on the beach from an offshore borrow source. Over a 5-year period subsequent to initial placement, volumetric losses averaging about 14,000 cy/yr from the beach zone above MLW are nearly equalled by volumetric gains in the underwater zone of the profile, with only a comparatively small net volume (8,400 cubic yards for the 5-year period) indicated as net loss from the fill area. The borrow area, about 1,200 feet offshore, was concluded to be sufficiently distant to preclude inducement of offshore loss. Annual cost of providing and maintaining the authorized beach protection at Seaside Park is estimated at $3.35 per linear foot of shore protected. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0615791

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  • William H. Vesper

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  • Coastal Regions
  • Collecting Methods
  • Connecticut
  • Continents
  • Geographic Regions
  • Landforms
  • Offshore
  • Regions
  • Sampling
  • Shores

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  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Mathematics or Statistics