intervening beaches are now generally eroded and protected by structures 

 or consist principally of heavy materials remaining as a result of the 

 erosion, and consequently the beaches have in general slowly deteriorated. 

 The restoration and stabilization of adequate beaches may be accomplished 

 by artificial placement of sand. The rate of loss of fill could be 

 reduced by groins at Matunuck Beach, but groins would not be justified 

 at Misquamicut Beach where the rate of loss has been low. 



The Division Engineer and the Beach Erosion Board developed plans 

 for restoring and stabilizing the shores of the problem areas, and made 

 economic analyses of these plans. They found that plans for beach widening, 

 groins and sand fences for Matunuck Beach and for beach widening and sand 

 fences for Misquamicut Beach are justified by evaluated benefits. They 

 recommended that projects be adopted by the United States authorizing 

 Federal participation by the contribution of Federal funds in amount of 

 one-third of the first costs of measures for the restoration and stabili- 

 zation of the shores at Matunuck Beach and Misquamicut Beach, Rhode 

 Island, substantially in accordance with the following plans of the 

 Division Engineer, with such modifications thereof as may be considered 

 advisable by the Chief of Engineers. 



a. Matunuck Beach . Widening approximately 3,830 feet of beach 

 generally to a 150-foot width by direct placement of suitable sand fill, 

 construction of eight groins each about 260 feet long, and installation 

 of sand fences, the construction of groins to be deferred pending 

 demonstration of need except for the most easterly groin and that near 

 the middle of the shore frontage; 



b. Misquamicut Beach . Widening approximately 3,250 feet of 

 beach generally to a 150-foot width by direct placement of suitable 

 sand fill, and installation of sand fences. 



They further recommended authorization of Federal participation to the 

 extent of one-third of periodic nourishment costs at Misquamicut Beach 

 for a period of 10 years from the year of completion of the initial 

 placement of beach fill. The Chief of Engineers concurred in the views 

 and recommendations of the Beach Erosion Board. 



BARNEGAT INLET TO CAPE MAY CANAL, NEW JERSEY 



The purposes of the investigation were to develop a comprehensive 

 and unified plan to restore adequate protective beaches and provide 

 recreational beaches adequate for prospective beach use, and to formulate 

 a program for providing continued stability to the shores within the 

 study area. The study area comprises the Atlantic Ocean shore of New 

 Jersey from Barnegat Inlet to the Delaware Bay entrance of the Cape May 

 Canal, a length of about 82 miles. The principal communities along this 

 shore are Atlantic City, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Wildwood and Cape 

 May. The estimated permanent population (1955) of the communities 



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