Dual Benefits

Date

2001 Sep

Authors

Krueger D

Journal Title

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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

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