What is the state of our beach? Is it eroding? Or, is it in a natural cycle of waxing and waning?
As of today, there is less than 40 feet of beach in front of Navarre Towers. Hopefully this is temporary.
Beach erosion, or a natural cycle?
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Pete
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Very tough to fight what nature wants to do (and an expensive - and probably loosing - battle?). Much more powerful than mankind. Barrier islands "move" - that is what they do. While now too late - probably should have never encouraged/allowed "permanent" buildings on such a low/narrow island? At least not beachfront?
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From the web cam it looks like there's about 10 to 15 feet of beach left in front of the Navarre Towers walkover. Am I the only one concerned about this?
When we went through the last beach rebuild we were told that we wouldn't have to pay for future rebuilds because it would be a "man made beach", and FEMA would rebuild it at their expense. Now we're told that that's not right, and FEMA only replaces the amount taken by a storm. Well, that's the minor part. It's the day to day erosion that's the significant part. Hurricane season will be here in 3 months.
When we went through the last beach rebuild we were told that we wouldn't have to pay for future rebuilds because it would be a "man made beach", and FEMA would rebuild it at their expense. Now we're told that that's not right, and FEMA only replaces the amount taken by a storm. Well, that's the minor part. It's the day to day erosion that's the significant part. Hurricane season will be here in 3 months.
I decided to take a walk down to the Navarre Towers area this morning and got there just after high tide between 11 and 11:30 AM.
Below is a photo of the western of two walkovers at the Towers. I placed a 5 ft long lounge chair against the base of the walkover and a pair of sandles at the very edge of what I would estimate to be a 6 1/2 to 7 foot drop off to the surf. I think 15 feet from the walkover to the drop off is pretty accurate.
Much worse yet is the erosion at the condo complex just west of the Emerald Surf. I don't know the name but it is pictured below. It is located directly across from the old Tom Thumb west.
On the photo above, I place a broken sand dollar at the very edge of where the beach drops off about 7 feet. I would guess it is 2 1/2 feet from the base of the walkover to the drop off.
Photos below are taken from water's edge at eye level.
Arlo
Below is a photo of the western of two walkovers at the Towers. I placed a 5 ft long lounge chair against the base of the walkover and a pair of sandles at the very edge of what I would estimate to be a 6 1/2 to 7 foot drop off to the surf. I think 15 feet from the walkover to the drop off is pretty accurate.
Much worse yet is the erosion at the condo complex just west of the Emerald Surf. I don't know the name but it is pictured below. It is located directly across from the old Tom Thumb west.
On the photo above, I place a broken sand dollar at the very edge of where the beach drops off about 7 feet. I would guess it is 2 1/2 feet from the base of the walkover to the drop off.
Photos below are taken from water's edge at eye level.
Arlo
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