Dual Benefits
Date
2001 Sep
Authors
Krueger D
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract
Discusses the use of the dredged materials from the Houston Ship Channel to create wetlands and islands in Galveston Bay, Texas. Benefits from wetlands; Engineering challenges of the project; Description of Bird Island, built in north Bolivar Peninsula; Construction of the oyster reef habitat in the middle of Galveston Bay
Description
41-
Keywords
CHANNELS (Hydraulic engineering) -- Texas, DREDGING, Galveston Bay, HOUSTON Ship Channel (Tex.), OFFSHORE structures, Oyster, TEXAS