Title | The erosion of Siletz Spit, Oregon |
Publication Type | Book Chapter |
Year of Publication | 1983 |
Authors | Komar, Paul D. |
Editor | Komar, Paul D. |
Secondary Title | CRC Handbook of Coastal Processes and Erosion |
Chapter | Chapter 4 |
Pagination | p.65-76 |
Publisher | CRC Press |
City | Boca Raton, Fla. |
Call Number | OSU Libraries: Valley GB451.2 .C73 1983, Guin GB451.2 .C73 1983 |
Keywords | climate, coastal hazards, diking, erosion, human impacts, landfills, mining, sand dunes, Siletz Bay, Siletz River, Siletz Spit, tidal currents, wave height, weather |
Notes | This article covers erosion events on Siletz Spit, βThe severest case of recent erosion on the Oregon coast,β (p.65) in 1972-1973, 1976 and 1978. Maps, charts, bw photographs. |