Figure 52. Net changes in main ebb channel, ebb shoal edge, and north and
south spits from 1995 to 1999
north, against the prevailing southward drift. This channel is not as pronounced as
the south channel and has had several areas of shoaling over these 3 years. Navi-
gation through this channel and the outer end of the south channel has been
difficult due to the shifting ebb shoal terminal lobes. The harbor master at
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