Figure 11. Morphology of Chatham Harbor, 22 May 1992, with south spit
attachment to mainland beach
navigation channel moved closer to the mainland beach as the north flood shoal
expanded and the Tern Island channel to the Fish Pier continued to a more
northwest-southeast orientation. The east channel also moved more to the east
around the expanding flood shoal.
The attachment of the South Beach to the mainland became more substantial
with overwash of the sand bridge and increased deposition into south Chatham
Harbor. This process resulted in increased width and height of the sand bridge
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Chapter 3 Inlet Throat, Shoreline, and Channel Evolution
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