BEG Erosion Rate Update

Summary

Shoreline change rates were calculated using the latest coast-wide airborne lidar data acquired in February 2012. Updated rates include the effects (erosion, deposition, and recovery) associated with Hurricane Ike, which struck the upper Texas coast in September 2008 and significantly altered beach and dune morphology and shoreline position. The next update of long-term shoreline change rates will be based on shorelines position extracted from coast-wide airborne lidar data scheduled to be acquired in 2015.

Basics

Coast Wide
N/A
University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology (UTBEG)
$95,000

Classification

  • CEPRA
Planning Study Data Collection

Timeline

completed
2014

Funding Sources

Source 1

1563
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Primary
State
$95,000
08
2014

Contacts

Responsibility
General Land Office
Contact
Coastal Resources 512.475.0773 800.998.4456