Environmental Studies of Little River Inlet, Horry County, South Carolina and Brunswick County, North Carolina.

Little River Inlet is a small estuary behind two barrier islands (Waties Island and Bird Island) on the North Carolina-South Carolina border. The bottom is sandy in most of the lower portion of the estuary, and predominantly shelly in the creeks and in the main channel toward the Atlantic Intracoast...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Calder,D R, Bearden,C M, Boothe,B B , Jr, Tiner,R W , Jr
Other Authors: SOUTH CAROLINA WILDLIFE AND MARINE RESOURCES DEPT CHARLESTON MARINE RESOURCES DIV
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1976
Subjects:
Biological Oceanography
Hydrology
Limnology and Potamology
*CHANNELS(WATERWAYS)
*INLETS(WATERWAYS)
ENVIRONMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
FISHERIES
SOUTH CAROLINA
DREDGING
ISLANDS
AQUATIC ANIMALS
ESTUARIES
Jetties
Barrier Islands
Bird Island
Little River
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA152033
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA152033
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Summary:Little River Inlet is a small estuary behind two barrier islands (Waties Island and Bird Island) on the North Carolina-South Carolina border. The bottom is sandy in most of the lower portion of the estuary, and predominantly shelly in the creeks and in the main channel toward the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. The region near the mouth has extensive sandy shoals, making navigation in and out of the inlet treacherous. Environmental investigations were conducted at Little River during the spring and summer of 1976 to inventory the benthic communities, wetlands, and shellfish resources in the vicinity of the proposed navigation project. This represents the first comprehensive study of the benthic communities and wetlands of this estuarY. This study was undertaken to provide an environmental assessment of the area prior to initiation of the Little River Navigation Project, which will provide for a stable channel and jetty system into the inlet. The Little River estuary serves as an important nursery area for important species such as penaied shrimp, blue crabs, and finfishes, and is a productive shellfish growing area, although it is presently closed to shellfishing because of water pollution. Little River is an important harbor for recreational craft and party fishing vessels. Because of its significance to recreational and commercial fisheries, the Little River system is important to the economy of the Greater Myrtle Beach area.

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