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The United States Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency with a mission to provide vital public engineering services in peace and war to strengthen the nation's security, energize the economy, and reduce risks from disasters. It is also a major U.S. Army organization employing some 38,000 ...
The bulge of sand formed at the seaward mouth of tidal inlets as a result of interaction between tidal currents and waves. Also called inlet-associated bars and estuary entrance shoals.
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The zone surrounding an island extending from the low water line to the depth (usually about 183 m; 100 fathoms) where there is a marked or rather steep descent toward the great depths.
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A shallow body of water, like a pond or sound, partly or completely separated from the sea by a barrier island or reef. Sometimes connected to the sea via an inlet.
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The lower of the two low waters of any tidal day. The single low water occurring daily during periods when the tide is diurnal is considered to be a lower low water.
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erosion behind or around the land-based end of a groin, jetty, or breakwater or the terminus of a bulkhead, revetment, or seawall, usually causing failure of the structure or its function
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Tiny drainage channels in a beach caused by the flow seaward of water left in the sands of the upper part of the beach after the retreat of the tide or after the dying down of storm waves.
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Changes in a sea water property (salinity, temperature, oxygen content, etc.) that take place in the presence of currents. Also, changes in atmospheric properties in the earth’s atmosphere.
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An electronic instrument used to determine the depth of water by measuring the time interval between the emission of a sonic or ultrasonic signal and the return of its echo from the bottom.
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Artificial berm built in shallow water using dredged material. Often, the berm is intended to renourish the adjacent and downdrift shore over time under the influence of waves and currents.
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(1) The narrow strip of land which connects a peninsula with the mainland, or connects two ridges. (2) The narrow band (rip) of water flowing seaward through the surf. See also rip current.
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