Table 45
Nanticoke River at Bivalve Jetties
Wicomico County, Maryland
Baltimore District
Construction and Rehabilitation History
1960
Two jetties were constructed at lengths of 1,050 ft each and spaced
400 ft apart (Figure
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
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