Draft Panama City Beaches, Florida Feasibility Report for Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection


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"The purpose of this study ... was to investigate the beach erosion, hurricane protection and related problems of Bay County, Florida. Inherent in the investigation was the development of the most suitable plan for alleviating these problems. Plan economics and feasibility were also studied. Recommendations are presented in the main report."--Page A-1, Appendix 1.




Technical Memodrandum


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An Environmental Bibliography for Northwest Florida, 1900-1985


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This bibliography is intended to provide scientists, resource managers, regulators and the concerned public with a comprehensive reference to materials pertinent to the environmental issues affecting Northwest Florida. This effort is strongly coastal and estuarine in its coverage and is limited geographically to the area between Cape San Blas, Florida and Baldwin County, Alabama.







Beach Nourishment Techniques


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This report is a compendium of beach nourishment project characteristics for 20 typical U.S. shore segments for which the use of beach fill sediments from offshore borrow source areas has been suggested as a remedy for shore erosion. Data are provided to establish a basis for long-range planning of nourishment projects and systems. For each example project, the data provided consist of: history and description, location and bathymetry, fill and borrow site characteristics and specifications, design fill section, sediment grain size distributions, and fill calculations. (Author).