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Table 7. Summary of net volume changes for each region and compartment. Compartments defined by changes in morphologic trends and volumes.

RegionDistance (ft)Volume Change (yd3)Compartment (ft)Compartment #Volume Change (yd3)
10-2,000+76,5940-2,0001A+76,594
2,000-2,200-2,8512,100-4,0001B+18,675
2,200-3,000+12,812
3,000-3,400+4,131
3,400-3,500-583
3,500-4,000+5,166
4,100-6,000+136,9314,100-6,0001C+136,931
27,700-7,800+1,067 *7,700-12,7002A-55,384
7,800-8,700-29,486 *
8,800-9,300+6,725 *
9,400-10,200-15,714 *
10,300-11,000-10,070
11,100-11,600-2,410
11,700-12,700-5,495
12,800-13,800+14,14912,800-18,7002B+83,147
13,900-14,500+6,677
14,600-14,700-1,286
14,800-16,700+52,297
16,800-17,600+16,314
17,700-18,300-6,269
18,400-18,500+3,966
18,600-18,700-2,700
319,700-19,900+5,83519,700-25,4003A+246,195
20,000-20,100-1,048
20,200+2,718
20,300-1,287
20,400-20,500-1,953
20,600-20,700+6,285
20,800-20,900+997
21,000-21,500+3,173
21,600-25,400+231,475
25,500-31,700+125,69325,500-35,8003B+171,563
31,800-32,000+4,025
32,100-32,400-4,319
32,500-33,000+5,567
33,100-249
33,200-33,600+4,039
33,700-35,800+36,808
35,900-42,300+705,89235,900-42,3003C+705,892
443,700-44,800+39,99743,700-44,8004A+39,997
44,900-46,900+101,16844,900-46,9004B+101,168
*A 2,500-foot stretch of beach just north of the northern Saco River jetty experienced a net volume change of -37,408 yd3, approximately 2/3 of the total loss within the southern compartment (7,700-12,700 feet) of region 2. This 2,500-foot stretch is the proposed Corps Section 111 Project Area.

Last updated on January 3, 2006.