Texas A&M University 
Coastal and Ocean Engineering Division 
Civil Engineering Department 
College Station, TX 77843 
Publications 
Investigation of Shoreline Changes at Sargent Beach, Texas 
Seelig, W. N., and Sorenson, R. M. 
Publication Date: September 1973 
Location: 47 miles of coast between San Luis Pass and 
Brown Cedar Cut of Texas 
Period of Coverage: Historical topographic maps - 1850 to 1966 
Other data set - 1930 to 1973 
Contents: This report outlines and documents historical coastal changes which 
have occurred at Sargent Beach from 1850 to 1973. Appendices include computed 
rates of erosion changes in mean sea level intercept positive; changes in 
beach volumes and littoral transport rates; sources of shoreline information, 
wave information, and predicted sediment load of the Brazos River. 
Available From: Texas A&M University 
Department of Marine Resources Information 
Center for Marine Resources 
College Station, TX 77843 
VI-17 
