Shoreline Erosion Study Pleasure Island, Texas.

Abstract

This report summarizes the results of a study of processes affecting Pleasure Island, Texas, an 18-mile-long island separating Sabine Lake from the Sabine-Neches Waterway at Port Arthur, Texas. Wave, current, and meteorological data collected during the summer of 1982 and the winter of 1982-83 were analyzed to assess the relative contributions of man-made and natural processes contributing to Pleasure Island shoreline erosion. A summary of processes affecting erosion is presented, as are wave height distribution tables. Ship wakes were found to be the primary long-term cause of the continuing erosion of unstable bank material, although extreme natural events may also play a role.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA138653

Entities

People

  • Charlotte Mason
  • S. Wheeler
  • W. Grogg

Organizations

  • Coastal Engineering Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Beach Erosion
  • Classification
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Data Analysis
  • Digital Data
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Measurement
  • Research Facilities
  • Shores
  • Stations
  • Surveys
  • Tidal Currents
  • Waterways

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.