A preliminary appraisal of sediment sources and transport in Kings Bay and vicinity, Georgia and Florida
Water-Resources Investigations Report
83-4060
By: J. B. McConnell, D. B. Radtke, T.W. Hale, and G. R. Buell
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Abstract
Water-quality, bottom-material, suspended-sediment, and current-velocity data were collected during November 1981 in Kings Bay and vicinity to provide information on the sources and transport of estuarine sediments. Kings Bay and Cumberland Sound , the site of the Poseidon Submarine Base in southeast Georgia, are experiencing high rates of sediment deposition and accumulation, which are causing serious navigational and operational problems. Velocity, bathymetry, turbidity, and bottom-material data suggest that the area in the vicinity of lower Kings Bay is accumulating deposits of suspended sediment transported from Cumberland Sound on the floodtide and from upper Kings Bay and the tidal marsh drained by Marianna Creek on the ebbtide. Suspended-sediment discharges computed for consecutive 13-hour ebbtides and floodtides showed that a net quantity of suspended sediment was transported seaward from upper Kings Bay and Marianna Creek. A net landward transport of suspended sediment computed at the St. Marys Entrance indicated areas seaward of St. Marys Entrance may be supplying sediment to the shoaling areas of the estuary, including lower Kings Bay. (USGS)
Suggested Citation
McConnell, J.B., Radtke, D.B., Hale, T., Buell, G.R., 1983, A preliminary appraisal of sediment sources and transport in Kings Bay and vicinity, Georgia and Florida: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4060, vi, 68 p. :ill., map ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/wri834060.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | A preliminary appraisal of sediment sources and transport in Kings Bay and vicinity, Georgia and Florida |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 83-4060 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri834060 |
| Year Published | 1983 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Contributing office(s) | South Atlantic Water Science Center |
| Description | vi, 68 p. :ill., map ;28 cm. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida, Georgia |
| Other Geospatial | Kings Bay |