Table 5. Historical events affecting beach volumes during 

 study period, 1965-1975. 



Date 



Location 



Comments 



1965 







Spring 



Wrightsville Beach 



Beach fill 1.9-7.0 km; 47-m net excursion 



Apr. 



Carolina Beach 



Beach fill 22.2-26.5 km; 32-m net excursion 



24 Hay 





Storm; high wind, rain, beach erosion 

 Beach fill and revetment 32.7-33.0 km; 



July 



Fort Fiaher Beach 







6.5-m net excursion 



1966 







Spring 



Wrightsville Beach 



Beach fill 3.4-6.1 km; 10-m net excursion 



Spring 



Masonboro Inlet 



Completion of Masonboro jetty 



10-11 June 





Tropical Storm Alma passed offshore 



9 July 





Storm; 147-km/h (92 mi/h) winds 



Oct. 



Wrightsville Beach 



Beach fill 3.4-4.0 km; 6.5-m excursion 



1967 







Mar. 



Carolina Beach 



Beach fill 21.7-23.5 km; 10.5 m net 

 excursion 



15 Mar. 





Storm; 71-112 km/h (45 70 mi/h) winds 



29 May 





Extratropical cyclone; severe erosion 



Oct. 



Fort Fisher Beach 



Beach fill 32.7-33.0 km; 6.5-m excursion 



24 Nov. 





Storm; 96-km/h (60 mi/h) winds 



28 Dec. 





Storm; 122-km/h (76 mi/h) winds 



1968 







7-12 June 





Tropical Storm Abby 



Aug. 



Carolina Beach 



Beach fill 23.0-23.7 km; 13-m net excursion 



19-20 Oct. 





Hurricane Gladys 



1969 







1-2 Nov. 





Storm; 96-km/h (60 mi/h) winds 



1970 







Mar. -May 



Wrightsville Beach 



Beach fill 2.7-4.6 km; approx. 31.5-m net 

 excursion 



16-17 Aug. 





Storm; 2.5-m (8 ft) waves, riptides; 

 112-km/h (70 mi/h) winds 



30-31 Oct. 





Storm; beach erosion 



Dec. 



Carolina Beach 



Beach fill 22.2-23.5 km; 21-m net excursion 



Dec. 



Carolina Beach 



Completion of rubble-mound seawall 





Fort Fisher Beach 



Limestone revetment added 



1971 







26-30 Jan. 





Storm; near hurricane-force winds 



13 Feb. 





Storm; near hurricane-force winds 



5-7 Apr. 





Storm; 109-km/h (68 mi/h) winds 



Mar. 



Carolina Beach 



Beach fill approx. 23.0-26.5 km; 11-m net 

 excursion 



16-18 Aug. 





Storm; 3-m (10 ft) seas 



27 Aug. 





Tropical Storm Dora; 96-km/h (60 mi/h) 

 winds, 1.2-m (4 ft) surge 



Oct. 





Hurricane Ginger; 147-km/h (92 mi/h) winds, 

 1.2-m (4 ft) surge 







1972 







24 July 





Storm; 83-km/h (52 mi/h) winds 



1973 







9-10 Feb. 





Storm; 80-km/h (50 mi/h) winds, high seas, 

 erosion 



22 Mar. 





Storm; 3-4-m (10-12 ft) seas, high erosion 



Sept. 



Carolina Beach 



Extension of rubble-mound seawall 



1974 







30 Nov.-l De 



c . 



Storm; erosion 



NOTE: Dates of beach fills, coastal construction, etc. are given only as 

 month or season in which they were completed. Dates of storms are given as 

 calendar date. 



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