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Ocean City inlet

Photo of Ocean City inlet

Oblique view of Ocean City inlet (about 1980) showing the 500-meter offset between Fenwick Island (north) and Assateague Island (south) due to sediment starvation as a result of construction of the jetties back in the 1930's.



Coastal Conflicts
Maintained by J.M. Watsonhttps://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/c1075/inlet.htmlLast updated 9.11.97