CONTENTS- -Continued 



TABLES 



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1 Coastal plain stratigraphic nomenclature and aquifers 19 



2 Hierarchy and occurrence of morphological elements on 



the Continental Shelf 23 



3 Correlation of acoustic horizons with significant 



stratigraphic and hydrologic surfaces 42 



4 Characteristics of major sediment types 57 



5 Percent abundance of major sediment types on the sea floor 



and below 62 



6 Fill requirements for the Maryland coast 92 



7 Textural characteristics of beach samples at Ocean City and 



Assateague 93 



8 Extreme and typical values for size, shape, and orientation 



of shoals 95 



9 Estimated sand volumes of potential offshore borrow sites .... 99 



FIGURES 



1 Regional setting of the study area 11 



2 Seismic reflection tracklines and core locations for 



Delawaand northern Maryland inner shelf. . . 12 



3 Seismic reflection tracklines and core locations for 



southern Maryland and northernmost Virginia inner shelf 13 



4 Seismic reflection, fathometer, and side-scan sonar 



tracklines for linear shoals in the Maryland inner 14 



5 Schematic diagram of four major morphological elements 



of the northern Delmarva inner shelf 25 



6 Topography of the Delmarva Continental Shelf showing locations 



of cross-sectional profiles illustrated in Figure 7 27 



7 Cross-sectional profiles of the surface of the Delmarva 



Continental Shelf illustrating major topographic trends 28 



8 Detailed bathymetry of the Delaware Inner Continental Shelf ... 30 



9 Detailed bathymetry of the Maryland Inner Continental Shelf ... 32 



