Sandy Estuarine Fill Transported into the Mouth of Chesapeake Bay

Authors

C. H. Hobbs III, Virginia Institute of Marine ScienceFollow
S. M. Cohen
C. R. Berquist

Files

Document Type

Book Chapter

Department/Program

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Editors

W.F. Tanner (ed.)

Publication Date

1986

Book Title

Suite Statistics and Sediment History. Proceedings of the Seventh Symposium on Coastal Sedimentology

Publisher

Florida State University

Abstract

The landward flux of sand into an estuary is a process that is seldom documented or quantified, yet is important to the sedimentary dynamics of a maturing estuary. Data from three recent studies converge to demonstrate the transport of sand into Chesapeake Bay from the adjacent shelf. A 100- year sediment budget, distributions of heavy minerals, and seismic-reflection data all point to the bay mouth as a gate through which a significant quantity of sand enters the estuarine system.

Publication Statement

Contribution (Virginia Institute of Marine Science) no. 1309.

Recommended Citation

Hobbs, C. H. III; Cohen, S. M.; and Berquist, C. R., "Sandy Estuarine Fill Transported into the Mouth of Chesapeake Bay" (1986). VIMS Books and Book Chapters. 141.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/vimsbooks/141