Pitfalls of shoreline stabilisation – tweed river mouth, Gold Coast, Australia

Steven Brayshaw, Charles Lemckert

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Abstract

The Tweed River mouth on the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia, has undergone extensive modification. Initial operations involved the construction of rock training walls to stabilise the river mouth and to maintain a deep navigation channel. These modifications interrupted the natural longshore transport and ebb tidal delta processes causing accretion on Letitia Spit and contributing to the erosion of southern Gold Coast beaches. In 2001 a sand bypassing system was built to mimic the natural longshore transport, pumping sand from Letitia Spit to southern Gold Coast beaches. Initial operations brought public concern over wide beach widths, however, the sand bypassing system has been highly successful in maintaining a deep navigation channel in the Tweed River entrance and delivering sand to southern Gold Coast beaches.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCoastal Research Library
EditorsCharles W. Finkl
Place of PublicationDordrecht
PublisherSpringer
Pages1-13
Number of pages13
Volume3
ISBN (Electronic)9789400741232
ISBN (Print)9789400741225
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2012
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameCoastal Research Library
Volume3
ISSN (Print)2211-0577
ISSN (Electronic)2211-0585

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