events related to the development and repair of the harbor structures is given 



in Table 41. 



Port Angeles Harbor. Washington 



136. Port Angeles is located on the northern Washington coast along the 

 Strait of Juan de Fuca. The project includes expansion of a small-boat basin 

 and construction of a 1,000-ft breakwater and a 170-ft entrance breakwater. 

 The main breakwater is of rock-reinforced treated timber pile and planking 

 construction. The original breakwater design called for all stone construc- 

 tion. Pressure from local interests to expedite the project resulted in the 

 design modification to timber and stone construction, with the agreement that 

 the locals would be responsible for maintenance once the structure was 

 completed. 



137. The expansion of the boat basin and construction of the break- 

 waters were authorized in 1945. The project had authorized removal of a 

 150-ft length of a shoal in the harbor. This was not done, and the shoal 

 removal was deauthorized in 1977. 



138. The harbor is protected by Ediz Hook, a narrow spit extending 

 about 3-1/2 miles into the Strait of Juan de Fuca and forming the north and 

 westerly sides of the harbor. Erosion of the spit has been a problem since 

 about 1910 when various bulkhead erosion control structures further up the 

 coast interfered with the littoral drift. Local interest construction of 

 erosion control measures began in the 1930's but were piecemeal and generally 

 ineffective, 



139. The Corps project on Ediz Hook was adopted in 1974 and completed 

 in 1978. The project includes a 13,300-ft-long revetment, a 3, 100-ft-long 

 rock blanket (later upgraded to revetment), beach nourishment, and anticipated 

 additional beach nourishment at 5-year intervals. The structures have suf- 

 fered localized damage, runup and overtopping, and toe instability. A chro- 

 nology of events related to the development and repair of the harbor struc- 

 tures is given in Table 42. 



Port Townsend Small- 

 Boat Basin, Washington 



140. Port Townsend is located on the northern Washington coast at the 

 Junction of Admiralty Inlet and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The small-boat 

 harbor consists of two adjacent basins. The original basin was locally con- 

 structed, covers about 3 acres, and is protected by a 1, 150-ft rubble-mound 



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