W&M ScholarWorks Reports 1-1-1976 Shoreline Erosion in Tidewater Virginia Robert J. Byrne Virginia Institute of Marine Science Gary L. Anderson Virginia Institute of Marine Science Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/reports Part of the Marine Biology Commons Recommended Citation Byrne, R. J., & Anderson, G. L. (1976) Shoreline Erosion in Tidewater Virginia. Special Reports in Applied Marine Science and Ocean Engineering (SRAMSOE) No. 111, Chesapeake Research Consortium Report No. 8. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. https://doi.org/10.21220/V5H74Z This Report is brought to you for free and open access by W&M ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Reports by an authorized administrator of W&M ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. SHORELINE EROSION IN TIDEWATER VIRGINIA Supported by the National Science Foundation, Research Applied to National Needs Program NSF Grant Nos. GI 29909 and 34869 to the Chesapeake Research Consortium, Inc. Chesapeake Research Consortium Report Number 8 Special Report in Applied Marine Science and Ocean Engineering Number 111 of the VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE Gloucester Point, Virginia 23062 SHORELINE EROSION IN TIDEWATER VIRGINIA PREPARED BY: ROBERT J. BYRNE GARY L. ANDERSON Supported by the National Science Foundation, Research Applied to National Needs Program NSF Grant Nos. GI 29909 and 34869 to the Chesapeake Research Consortium, Inc. Chesapeake Research Consortium Report Number 8 Special Report in Applied Marine Science and Ocean Engineering Number 111 of the VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE William J. Hargis, Jr., Director Gloucester Point, Virginia 23062 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES PAGE PAGE PART I: THE SHORELINE EROSION STUDY l FIGURE 1: Schematic Representation of Parameters 3 FIGURE 2: Subsystems Within the Chesapeake Bay System 4 A.