Shinnecock Inlet Monitoring Program Motivation
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redball.gif (568 bytes) Chronic erosion on West beach - distorted shore, universal problem on down-drift  beaches
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redball.gif (568 bytes) Scour at jetty tip
redball.gif (568 bytes) Jetty endangered on bay side
redball.gif (568 bytes) Navigation hazard (strong current ; steep waves on ebb tide ; lives lost)
redball.gif (568 bytes) Flood shoal encroaching into navigation channels
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redball.gif (568 bytes) Corps of Engineers and New York State participation

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