Post on 31-Jul-2020
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Living Shoreline Practices
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Recycled Concrete Oyster Shell Sill
Groins Used Tires
Current Practices
Bulkheads
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Utilization of Natural Materials (Cedars, Christmas Trees, Etc.)
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Energy Regime
High Medium
Low
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Bulkhead Replacement
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Bulkhead Replacement & Removal St. Johns College
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Low Energy Shorelines Sand Fill with Coir Log
Sand Fill Coir Log
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Low Energy Shorelines Sand Fill With Coir Log
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Low Energy Shorelines Sand Placement w/Rock Sand
Containment Structures & Planting
Sand Containment Structures
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Medium Energy Shorelines Low Profile Gapped Sills
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Medium Energy Shorelines High Profile Sills
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Marsh Breakwater Project
Severn River
Medium Energy Sites
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High Energy Shorelines Gapped Breakwaters
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High Energy Shorelines Headland Breakwaters (Large Scale)
Eastern Neck NWR
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Before
After
High Energy Sites Headland Breakwaters –Smaller Scale Spaniard Pt. – Queen Anne’s County
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High Energy Sites Headland Breakwaters –Smaller Scale Spaniard Pt. – Queen Anne’s County
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Offshore Gapped Breakwaters in High Energy Environment
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High Energy Shorelines Marsh Breakwaters
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Other Considerations • Fetch
• Nearshore Bathymetry
• Shoreline Bank Condition (Height, Stability, Slope, etc.)
• Orientation
• Bottom Substrate
• Geographic Area
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Questions?
Kevin M. Smith
Maryland DNR
410-260-8797
kmsmith@dnr.state.md.us