Feeder Bluffs
Feeder Bluffs are the name given to the portions of shoreline where there is historical or current evidence that erosion and slope failure contributes sediment to the beach, when is then entrained in the littoral drift cells of Beaches. Shoreline Armoring is used by shoreline landowners to deflect wave energy and prevent erosion, reducinh sedument input and resilience under Sea Level Rise. Protecting feeder bluff function has become a focus of Shoreline Management and Acquisition.
Relationships
- broader: Coast Salish peoples
- broader: beach;hydrodynamics
- related to: Beach Nourishment
- related to: Coast Salish peoples
- related to: Sea otters
- related to: Shoreline Management Program (SMP)
- related to: acquisition
- related to: beaches
- related to: dethier et al 2016 impacts of armoring
- related to: psnerp
- related to: shoreline armoring
- related to: Port Angeles Harbor Ecosystem
- related to: Feeder Bluff Mapping
- related to: Integrated Nearshore Priorities Project
Source: Feeder Bluffs on Salish Sea Wiki