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Strategic Beach Management Plan: Southeast Atlantic Coast Region Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection Florida Department of Environmental Protection April 2020 Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Strategic Beach Management Plan – Southeast Atlantic Coast Region Table of Contents Introduction - Southeast ........................................................................................................................... 1 Northern Palm Beaches ............................................................................................................................ 2 Strategies for Inlets and Critically Eroded Beaches .......................................................................... 2 Blowing Rocks Beach, Martin County, R126-R127.4 ........................................................................ 2 Coral Cove Park, Tequesta, and Jupiter Inlet Colony, Palm Beach County, R1-R10......................... 3 Jupiter Inlet, Palm Beach County, R12-R13 ....................................................................................... 3 Jupiter-Carlin, Palm Beach County, R12-R19 .................................................................................... 4 Town of Jupiter, Palm Beach County, R19-R26 ................................................................................. 5 Juno Beach, Palm Beach County, R26-R38 ........................................................................................ 6 Singer Island, Palm Beach County, R60.5-R69 .................................................................................. 7 Regional Strategies for Beach and Inlet Management ...................................................................... 8 Sponsors and Funding ......................................................................................................................... 8 Project Coordination ............................................................................................................................ 9 Environmental Protection .................................................................................................................... 9 Sand Sources ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Additional Information ...................................................................................................................... 10 References ................................................................................................................................................ 12 Palm Beaches ........................................................................................................................................... 14 Strategies for Inlets and Critically Eroded Beaches ........................................................................ 14 Lake Worth Inlet, Palm Beach County, R75-R76 ............................................................................. 14 Town of Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, R76-R134.4.................................................................. 16 Southern Palm Beach, Lantana and Manalapan, Palm Beach County, R134.1- R145.8 .................. 20 South Lake Worth Inlet, Palm Beach County, R151-R152............................................................... 21 Ocean Ridge, Palm Beach County, R152-R168 ................................................................................ 22 Regional Strategies for Beach and Inlet Management .................................................................... 23 Sponsors and Funding ....................................................................................................................... 23 Project Coordination .......................................................................................................................... 24 Environmental Protection .................................................................................................................. 24 Sand Sources ..................................................................................................................................... 25 Additional Information ...................................................................................................................... 25 References ................................................................................................................................................ 27 April 2020, Page i Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Strategic Beach Management Plan – Southeast Atlantic Coast Region Southern Palm Beaches .......................................................................................................................... 29 Strategies for Inlets and Critically Eroded Beaches ........................................................................ 29 Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, R176-R190............................................................................... 29 Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, R204-R223 .................................................................................. 30 Boca Raton Inlet, Palm Beach County, R222-R223 ......................................................................... 32 South Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, R223-R227.9 .................................................................... 32 Regional Strategies for Beach and Inlet Management .................................................................... 33 Sponsors and Funding ....................................................................................................................... 33 Project Coordination .......................................................................................................................... 34 Environmental Protection .................................................................................................................. 34 Sand Sources ..................................................................................................................................... 35 Additional Information ...................................................................................................................... 35 References ................................................................................................................................................ 38 Broward – Miami-Dade Beaches ........................................................................................................... 40 Strategies for Inlets and Critically Eroded Beaches ........................................................................ 40 Hillsboro Beach, Broward County, R6-R23...................................................................................... 40 Hillsboro Inlet, Broward County, R24-R25 ...................................................................................... 42 Pompano Beach to Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, R25-R77 ..................................................... 42 Port Everglades Inlet, Broward County, R85-R86 ............................................................................ 44 Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park – Dania Beach – Hollywood – Hallandale Beach, Broward County, R86-R128 .............................................................................................................. 45 Golden Beach – Sunny Isles – Haulover Beach Park, Miami-Dade County, R1- R26.7 .................. 48 Baker’s Haulover Inlet, Miami-Dade County, R26-R27 ................................................................... 50 Bal Harbour, Miami-Dade County, R27-R31 ................................................................................... 51 Surfside, Miami-Dade County, R31-R38 .......................................................................................... 52 Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, R38-R74.4............................................................................... 53 Government Cut, Miami-Dade County, R74 – R75 .......................................................................... 56 Regional Strategies for Beach and Inlet Management .................................................................... 57 Sponsors and Funding ....................................................................................................................... 57 Project Coordination .......................................................................................................................... 58 Environmental Protection .................................................................................................................. 58 Sand Sources ..................................................................................................................................... 59 Additional Information ...................................................................................................................... 59 April 2020, Page ii Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Strategic Beach Management Plan – Southeast Atlantic Coast Region References ................................................................................................................................................ 61 Southern Barriers ................................................................................................................................... 65 Strategies for Inlets and Critically Eroded Beaches ........................................................................ 65 Norris Cut (R78-R79) and Bear