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
breakwater and a 170-ft entrance breakwater.
and construction of a
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.
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.
The harbor is protected by Ediz Hook, a narrow spit extending
about
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
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
but were piecemeal and generally
ineffective.
The Corps project on Ediz Hook was adopted in 1974 and completed
The project includes a 13,300-ft-long revetment, a 3,100-ft-long
in
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-
Port Townsend Small-
Boat Basin, Washington
1 0 Port Townsend is located on the northern Washington coast at the
4.
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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