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Environmental Sciences

Virginia

1976

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Shoreline Situation Report Gloucester County, Virginia, Gary L. Anderson, Gaynor B. Williams, Margaret H. Peoples, Lee Weishar, Robert J. Byrne, Carl H. Hobbs Iii Jan 1976

Shoreline Situation Report Gloucester County, Virginia, Gary L. Anderson, Gaynor B. Williams, Margaret H. Peoples, Lee Weishar, Robert J. Byrne, Carl H. Hobbs Iii

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No abstract provided.


Shoreline Situation Report Cities Of Chesapeake, Norfolk, And Portsmouth, Dennis W. Owen, Lynne M. Rogers, Margaret H. Peoples, Robert J. Byrne, Carl H. Hobbs Iii Jan 1976

Shoreline Situation Report Cities Of Chesapeake, Norfolk, And Portsmouth, Dennis W. Owen, Lynne M. Rogers, Margaret H. Peoples, Robert J. Byrne, Carl H. Hobbs Iii

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It i s the objective of this report to supply an assessment, and at least a partial integration, of those important shoreland parameters and characteristics which will aid the planners and the managers of the shorelands in making the best decisions for the utilization of this limited and very valuable resource. The report gives particular attention to the problem of shore erosion and to recommendations concerning the alleviation of the impact of this problem. In addition, we have tried to include in our assessment a discussion of those factors which might significantly limit development of the shoreline and, in some …


Water Quality In The Small Coastal Basins, Bruce J. Neilson Jan 1976

Water Quality In The Small Coastal Basins, Bruce J. Neilson

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The Small Coastal Basins portion of the Hampton Raods 208 study area includes the Back and Poquoson Rivers on the Virginia Peninsula and Little Creek Harbor and the Lynnhaven Bay system on the southern shore of Chesapeake Bay, as shown in Figure 1. The drainage areas are characteristically small, ranging from only 63 square kilometers for Little Creek Harbor to 156 sq. km,for the Lynnhaven Bay system. All four basins lie entirely within the geological Coastal Plain Province, the low lying area between the Fall Line and the Atlantic Ocean. The soft sediments typical of this province erode easily, so …


Shoreline Situation Report Prince William County, Virginia, Lynne M. Rogers, Dennis W. Owen, Margaret H. Peoples, Robert J. Byrne, Carl H. Hobbs Iii Jan 1976

Shoreline Situation Report Prince William County, Virginia, Lynne M. Rogers, Dennis W. Owen, Margaret H. Peoples, Robert J. Byrne, Carl H. Hobbs Iii

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No abstract provided.