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Title: Report on beach study in the vicinity of Mugu Lagoon, California
Authors: United States. Army. Office of the Chief of Engineers
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Inman, Douglas L. (Douglas Lamar), 1920-2016
Keywords: Mugu Lagoon
Beach Erosion
Longshore Current
Beach Profiles
Publisher: United States, Beach Erosion Board
Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)
Series/Report no.: Technical memorandum (United States. Beach Erosion Board) ; no. 14.
Description: Technical Memorandum
From the Introduction: Investigation and study indicate that the beaches and sand spits bordering Mugu Lagoon are not stable, and that improvements in this area should be undertaken with caution. Any changes will tend to upset the natural beach equilibrium, and in some cases may result in further depletion and erosion of the narrow spits bordering the lagoon. Longshore current studies showed that the complex bottom topography over the Mugu Submarine Canyon heads gives rise to currents that may be opposed in direction to the currents along the straight beach northwest of Mugu. The angle of wave approach and the "piling up" of water at wave convergence points appear to be the controlling factors in determining the direction of flow of the longshore currents. The effects of (1) spring tides, (2) high waves, and (3) direction of the longshore transport of sand on the stability of the spits bordering Mugu Lagoon are discussed.
This report first appeared in limited issue as Submarine Geology Report No. 5 of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California.
Rights: Approved for Public Release, Distribution is Unlimited
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11681/3385
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