1950 



1955 



1960 



1965 



1970 



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12 3 



North South 



Channel 

 Townsend Inlet 



1 

 North 



Position 



Corson Inlet 



Figure 58. Channel position at Townsend and Corson Inlets. 



Values less than one indicate the channel is near 

 the north shore. Values greater than one indicate 

 the channel is nearer the south shore. Values are 

 the ratio: distance north shore to channel center/ 

 distance south shore to channel center. Measurements 

 were made in the inlet throat. 



f. Channel Orientation . Channel orientation seaward of the inlet throat 

 changed very little between 1949 and 1974 at Townsend Inlet; however, the 

 orientation of the channel at Corson Inlet appeared to vary consistently (Fig. 

 59). 



g. Channel Length . Figure 60 shows the channel length at Corson Inlet. 

 Length is distance from the center of the inlet throat to where the channel 

 passes through the seawardmost line of breaking waves. 



h. Plan Area of Offshore Bars . Figure 61 is the plan area of visible 

 shoals seaward of the inlet throats at Corson and Townsend Inlets, measured 

 by a planimeter. Both visible shoals and shoals inferred from breaking wave 

 patterns were included. 



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