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Quick
Facts:
Mason's Inlet has been moving to the south at a rate of
approximately 110 feet per year since 1938, although the rate of
southward movement has not been constant.
Between
1938 and 1960, the rate of southward movement was approximately
120 feet per year.
Between 1960 and
1981, the inlet exhibited a slight northward movement, but was
essentially stable.
By 1981, or
approximately 4 years prior to the construction of Shell Island
Resort, the rate of southward movement of the Shell Island side
of the inlet began to accelerate, averaging about 250 feet per
year between 1981 and 1993.
From
November 1993 to November 1995, the Shell Island side of the
inlet moved 650 feet to the south, which represents an average
annual rate of 325 feet/year.
Adapted from the
US Corps of Engineers Staff - Wilmington District June 25, 1996
On March 14, the
project of relocating Masons Inlet north was completed with the
closing of the old inlet. Click
for the full story.
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by Surfrider's 55 chapters located along the East, West,
Gulf, Puerto Rican, and Hawaiian coasts. Surfrider now
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