Table 45 



Nanticoke River at Bivalve Jetties 



Wicomico County, Maryland 



Baltimore District 



Date(s) 

 1960 



Construction and Rehabilitation History 



1985 



Two jetties were constructed at lengths of 1,050 ft each and spaced 

 400 ft apart (Figure 58). Crown elevation was +4.0 ft mlw, crown 

 width was 4.0 ft with a single capstone, and side slopes were 1V:2H. 

 Minimum coverstone weight was 1.5 tons, and corestone ranged from 15 

 to 500 lb with a 1.0-ft-thick bedding layer. Design wave height was 

 7.0 ft. 



Both jetties are in excellent condition; however, present shoaling in 

 the channel may be due to sand passing through the jetties. 



Figure 58. Nanticoke River at Bivalve, Maryland 



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