The Atlantic Coast of Maryland, Sediment Budget Update

Abstract

This Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering Technical Note (CHETN) describes a case study to update the sediment budget along the Atlantic Ocean within the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Baltimore District s (NAB) area of responsibility. The area of interest includes the entire coastline along the open ocean between the Maryland/Delaware and Maryland/Virginia state lines. Active projects existing within the limits of this task include the Atlantic Coast of Maryland Shoreline Protection Project, the Assateague Island Environmental Restoration Project, Stinky Beach (Section 111 Rivers and Harbors Act), the navigational structures at the Ocean City Inlet, and a number of federally authorized channels. These projects consist of a variety of facets designed to control sediment either by mitigating erosion, navigational channel infilling, and/or sustaining natural environments. This effort was supported by the NAB and the USACE Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) through the Regional Sediment Management (RSM) Program and the Dredging Operations Technical Support (DOTS) Program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA606120

Entities

People

  • Joseph C. Reed

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Case Studies
  • Civil Engineering
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Contracts
  • Dredging
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Hydraulics
  • Maryland
  • Materials
  • Sediments
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering