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1 March 2011 The Impact of Opening an Inlet in the Delaware Bay at Norbury's Landing, NJ
J. Richard Weggel
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Abstract

The impact of opening a new inlet to connect the Delaware Bay with adjacent wetlands is described. A hydraulic and stability analysis of the new inlet is presented. The growth of the ebb tidal shoal is identified as the primary cause of beach erosion updrift and downdrift of the new inlet. An estimate of the expected erosion along adjacent beaches is made and compared with erosion occurring during the period between 1994 and 2006.

J. Richard Weggel "The Impact of Opening an Inlet in the Delaware Bay at Norbury's Landing, NJ," Journal of Coastal Research 2011(10059), 273-279, (1 March 2011). https://doi.org/10.2112/SI59-029.1
Received: 17 September 2009; Accepted: 24 March 2010; Published: 1 March 2011
KEYWORDS
beach erosion
ebb tidal shoal
Inlet hydraulics
inlet stability
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