Dredge and fill activities in Galveston Bay

Date

1993

Authors

Ward, George H.

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Publisher

Galveston Bay National Estuary Program

Abstract

The objective of this study is to quantitatively characterize dredge and fill activities throughout the bay as a function of time. This required compilation and processing of several categories of historical data. This report provides an interpretive summary, and the compiled data comprise a centralized information base for further specific studies of associated biochemecal impacts of dredging and sediment placement.

Description

286 pages; available for download at the link below.

Keywords

hydrography, dredging, navigational channels, habitat, subsidence

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