Recent History and Response Characteristics of Wachapreague Inlet, Virginia.
Abstract
Wachapreague Inlet, a large downdrift offset inlet in the barrier island complex of the mid-Atlantic coast (Delmarva peninsula), was studied during the period 1971-1974. The inlet channel width is about 500 m and the throat cross-sectional is about 4,500 m2. The inlet channel is about 3 km in length, approximately one-half of which is within the well-developed horseshoe shaped ebb delta complex. The maximum channel depth is 20 m which occurs at the throat. Elements of the study included: (1) the inlet morphometric history (120 years), (2) assessment of surficial and sub-bottom sediments within the inlet complex, (3) determination of the distribution of tidal flows within the inlet channel, (4) determination of the zone of influence of inlet hydraulic currents along the face of the updrift barrier island and (5) the determination of the response of the channel cross-sectional area to short-term variations in wave activity and tidal prisms.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA049161
Entities
People
- Jerome P. Sovich
- Joseph T. Dealteris
- Robert J. Byrne
Organizations
- Virginia Institute of Marine Science