CONTENTS 



TABLES — Continued 



Page 



5 Historical events affecting beach volumes during study period, 



1965-1975 29 



6 Volumetric and excursion losses due to rise in MSL. ...% 41 



7 Average long-term excursion rates along Wrightsville Beach 50 



8 Seasonal variation in MLW, MSL, and MHW position along Wrightsville 



Beach 51 



9 Wrightsville Beach, 1970 beach-fill data 53 



10 Average long-term excursion rates along Carolina Beach 58 



11 Seasonal variation in MLW, MSL, and MHW positions, Carolina Beach 59 



12 1965 to 1971 beach-fill data, Carolina Beach 61 



13 Statistical wave climate parameters for the study area 65 



14 Selected seasonal wave parameters used in the wave refraction 



analysis 66 



15 Predicted and measured distribution of wave energy at Wrightsville 



Beach 67 



16 Value of 3 for Wrightsville and Carolina Beaches 76 



17 Annual volumetric changes in beach cell volume and losses due to sea 



level rise and wave overtopping 78 



18 Energy flux values at cell boundaries 81 



19 Efficiency factors a for Wrightsville and Carolina Beach sediment 



budgets • 81 



20 Granulometric data for Wrightsville Beach 1970 beach fill 84 



21 Average granulometric data for Carolina Beach 1965 beach fill......... 91 



FIGURES 



1 Wrightsville Beach to Fort Fisher, North Carolina study area 11 



2 Aerial photo map of study area from Figure Eight Island to Masonboro 



Beach, North Carolina 13 



3 Aerial photo map of study area from Masonboro Beach to Carolina 



Beach, North Carolina 14 



4 Aerial photo map of study area from Carolina Beach to Fort Fisher, 



North Carolina 15 



5 Aerial photo map of study area from Fort Fisher to Cape Fear, 



North Carolina 17 



6 Profile station location map, WB1 to MB27 19 



7 Profile station location map, MB28 to FB21 20 



