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or stable shoreline positions; alternatively, gradual and long-term sedimentation or
erosion processes may be occurring. Refer to Sections III and V-6 of the CEM.
Table 3-1 Longshore-Transport Rates at Selected U.S. Coastal Locations
Location
Predominant
Longshore
Date of Record
Transporta m3/yr
Direction of
Transport
(cu yd/yr)
Atlantic Coast
Suffolk County NY
W
152,920 (200,000)
1946-55
Sandy Hook, NY
N
376,948 (493,000)
1885-1933
Sandy Hook, NY
N
333,366 (436,000)
1933-51
Asbury Park, NJ
N
152,920 (200,000)
1922-25
Shark River, NJ
N
229,380 (300,000)
1947-53
Manasquan, NJ
N
275,256 (360,000)
1930-31
Barneget Inlet, NJ
S
191,150 (250,000)
1939-41
b
Absecon, Inlet, NJ
S
305,840 (400,000)
1935-46
b
Ocean City, NJ
S
305,840 (400,000)
1935-46
Cold Spring Inlet, NJ
S
152,920 (200,000)
-
Ocean City, MD
S
114,690 (150,000)
1934-36
Atlantic Beach, NC
E
22,556 (29,500)
1850-1908
Hillsboro Inlet, FL
S
57,345 (75,000)
1850-1908
Palm Beach, FL
S
114,690 to 172,035
1925-30
(150,000-225,000)
Gulf of Mexico
Pinellas County, FL
S
38,230 (50,000) 152,920
1922-50
Perdido Pass, AL
W
(200,000)
1934-53
Pacific Coast
Santa Barbara, CA
E
214,088 (280,000)
1932-51
Oxnard Plain Shore, CA
S
746,600 (1,000,000)
1938-48
c
Port Hueneme, CA
S
746,600 (1,000,000)
-
Santa Monica, CA
S
206,442 (270,000)
1936-40
El Segundo, CA
S
123,865 (162,000)
1936-40
Redondo Beach, CA
S
22,938 (30,000)
-
b
Anaheim Bay, CA
E
114,690 (150,000)
1937-48
Camp Pendleton, CA
S
76,460 (100,000)
1950-52
Great Lakes
Milwaukee County, WI
S
6117 (8,000)
1894-1912
Racine County, WI
S
30,584 (40,000)
1912-49
Kenosha, WI
S
11,469 (15,000)
1872-1909
IL State Line to Waukegan
S
68,814 (90,000)
-
Waukegan to Evanston, IL
S
43,582 (57,000)
-
South of Evanston, IL
S
30,584 (40,000)
-
Hawaii
b
Waikiki Beach, HI
-
7646 (10,000)
-
a
Transport rates are estimated net transport rates. In some cases, these approximate the gross transport
rates.
b
Method of measurement is by accretion except for Absecon Inlet, NJ, Ocean City, NJ, and Anaheim Bay,
CA (by erosion) and Waikiki Beach, HI (by suspended load samples).
c
Reference for Port Hueneme, CA, is U.S. Army (1980).
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