Effects of open-water disposal of dredged material on bottom topography along Texas Gulf coast.

Date

1974

Authors

Bastian, D.F.

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Publisher

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station

Abstract

Analysis of hydrographic surveys of hopper dredge disposal areas in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Texas indicated that dumping at these sites had little effect on bottom topography. Apparently there are no definitive, discrete mounds of dredged material formed as a result of open-water disposal.

Description

75 p.

Keywords

dredge spoil, hydrographic surveys, waste disposal sites, bottom topography, ocean dumping

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