Charleston Harbor, SC, Regional Sediment Management Study: Beneficial Use of Dredged Material through Nearshore Placement

• Main Authors: Kashlan,Layla R, Brown,Sara A, Lillycrop,Linda S
• Other Authors: ERDC-CHL Vicksburg United States
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Charleston Harbor (S.C.); Dredging; Dredging spoil; Sedimentation and deposition; Sediment control; Sediment TransportComputer simulation; Morris Island; Folly Island
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD1036164; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD1036164

The 2015 Charleston Harbor, SC, final feasibility study (USACE 2015) presents results of analyses of proposed modifications to the existing navigation system. The improvements would deepen the Entrance Channel from -47 feet (ft) mean lower low water (mllw) to -54 ft mllw. The dredged material is est...