Table 45. Nanticoke River at Bivalve Jetties Wicomico County, Maryland Baltimore District

TechReport5
Page Navigation
92

ft mlw, crown

Crown elevation was

width was 4.0

with a single capstone, and side slopes were

Minimum coverstone weight was 1 5 tons, and corestone ranged from 15

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

to 500

7.0 ft.

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

1985

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

Nanticoke River at Bivalve, Maryland

Figure