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  2. Beach nourishment - Wikipedia

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    A beach nourishment to broaden the beach and maintain the coastline can be designed using mathematical calculation models or on the basis of beach measurements. In the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, a nourishment design is mainly based on measurement, while mathematical models are mainly used elsewhere.

  3. Beach evolution - Wikipedia

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    Beach evolution, also called "beach replenishment" or "beach nourishment", it involves importing sand from elsewhere and adding it to the existing beach. The imported sand should be of a similar quality to the existing beach material so it can meld with the natural local processes and without adverse effects.

  4. Here's how much sand will get dumped on these northern Ocean ...

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    The Army Corps finished a nearly $130 million, 14-mile-long beach replenishment project in northern Ocean County in 2019. The project added sand to beaches in Ortley and other areas that took the ...

  5. Beach - Wikipedia

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    Beach nourishment is the importing and deposition of sand or other sediments in an effort to restore a beach that has been damaged by erosion. Beach nourishment often involves excavation of sediments from riverbeds or sand quarries. This excavated sediment may be substantially different in size and appearance to the naturally occurring beach sand.

  6. When does renourishing Treasure Coast beaches amount to just ...

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    Treasure Coast governments have spent well over $100 million on beach renourishment projects over the past five years. Do we need to keep doing this?

  7. Northern Ocean beach replenishment won't start until Jersey ...

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    The Army Corps finished a nearly $130 million, 14-mile-long beach replenishment project in northern Ocean County in 2019. The project added sand to beaches in areas that took the brunt of ...

  8. Coastal sediment supply - Wikipedia

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    Coastal sediment supply is the transport of sediment to the beach environment by both fluvial and aeolian transport. While aeolian transport plays a role in the overall sedimentary budget for the coastal environment, it is paled in comparison to the fluvial supply which makes up 95% of sediment entering the ocean. [1]

  9. 'Never enough': Toms River spent almost $1.3M replenishing ...

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    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finished a nearly $130 million, 14-mile-long beach replenishment project in northern Ocean County in 2019. The project added sand to beaches in Ortley and other ...