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Beach and nearshore sediment budget of Harrison County, Mississippi: A historical Analysis: Open File Report 43
Mississippi Office of Geology, Department of Environmental Quality, Coastal Section, Energy and Coastal Division
1995
Abstract
The shorefront and nearshore waters of Harrison County, Mississippi, have been extensively modified by human activity, especially since statehood in 1817. These modifications of the natural coastal environment have been in the form of shorefront and nearshore fill and subsequent reclamation and construction, and also ship channel dredging and associated dredge spoil deposition. This report summarizes the chronology of human-induced changes in sediment budget, both cartographically and volumetrically. The methodology entailed extensive archival research and comparative analysis of detailed historic maps which facilitated reconstruction of human shorefront modifications. As a result of various activities, including oyster canning (Biloxi and Pass Christian), harbor construction (Gulfport, Biloxi, Long
Beach, and Pass Christian), urban expansion (Biloxi, Pass Christian), recreational development (between Biloxi and Gulfport), road/seawall/sand beach construction and maintenance (along the entire length of the county), and channel dredging and spoil disposal (primarily in the approaches to Gulfport and Biloxi), millions of cubic yards of shell, sand, and riprap have been deposited. At least 600 acres of land have been reclaimed from Mississippi Sound between 1850 and 1992.
Details
- Title
- Beach and nearshore sediment budget of Harrison County, Mississippi: A historical Analysis
- Resource Type
- Report
- Publisher
- Mississippi Office of Geology, Department of Environmental Quality, Coastal Section, Energy and Coastal Division
- Number of pages
- 65
- Copyright
- Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries by the author to digitize and/or display this information for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- 99380090318006600
- Academic Unit
- Earth and Environmental Sciences; Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English