Table 3. Subjective Estimate of Project Erosion Rates and Benefits.
Source: USACE Shoreline Protection and Beach Erosion Control Study, June 1996.
| Project (1) | Erosion Rates (2) | Benefits (2) | |||||
| (+) | (-) | (As Ex) | (+) | (-) | (As Ex) | ||
| Atlantic Coast of NYC, Rockaway, NY (3) | X | X | |||||
| Long Island, Fire Island to Jones Inlet, NY | X | X | |||||
| Long Island, Fire Island to Montauk Point, Moriches to Shinnecock Reach, NY (4) | X | X | |||||
| Long Island, Fire Island to Montauk Point, Southhampton to Beach Hampton, NY (4) | X | X | |||||
| Raritan Bay & Sandy Hook Bay, Madison & Matawan Townships, NJ | X | X | |||||
| Raritan Bay & Sandy Hook Bay, Keansburg & East Keansburg, NJ | X | X | |||||
| Atlantic Coast of Maryland (Ocean City), MD | X | X | |||||
| Wrightsville Beach, NC | X | X | |||||
| Carolina Beach and Vicinity, NC | X | X | |||||
| Fort Macon, NC | X | X | |||||
| Duval County, FL | X | X | |||||
| Brevard County, Cape Canaveral, FL | X | X | |||||
| Brevard County, Indialantic/Melbourne, FL | X | X | |||||
| Fort Pierce, FL | X | X | |||||
| Palm Beach County, Lake Worth Inlet, FL | X | X | |||||
| Palm Beach County, Delray Beach, FL | X | X | |||||
| Palm Beach County, Boca Raton, FL | X | X | |||||
| Broward County, Segment II, FL | X | X | |||||
| Dade County, FL | X | X | |||||
| Dade County, Sunny Isles, FL | X | X | |||||
| Virginia Key and Key Biscayne, FL | X | X | |||||
| Lee County, Captiva Island, FL | X | X | |||||
| Manatee County, FL | X | X | |||||
| Pinellas County, Sand Key, FL | X | X | |||||
| Pinellas County, Treasure Island, FL | X | X | |||||
| Pinellas County, Long Key, FL | X | X | |||||
(1) Projects in the New England Division have all been turned over to local
interests; no information available.
(2) (+) is more than expected; (-) is less than expected; (As Ex) is as expected.
(3) Project was originally justified on recreational benefits.
(4) Only a portion of the project was completed.