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Maps Showing the Stratigraphic Framework of South Carolina's Long Bay from Little River to Winyah Bay

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Originator: Wayne E. Baldwin, Robert A. Morton, Jane F. Denny, Shawn V. Dadisman, William C. Schwab, Paul T. Gayes, and Neal W. Driscoll
Publication_Date: 2004
Title: Maps Showing the Stratigraphic Framework of South Carolina's Long Bay from Little River to Winyah Bay
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: maps, reports
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Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
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Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
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Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1013/
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Abstract:
South Carolina's Grand Strand is a heavily populated coastal region that supports a large tourism industry. Like most densely developed coastal communities, the potential for property damage and lost revenues associated with coastal erosion and vulnerability to severe storms is of great concern. In response to these concerns, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium have chosen to focus upon the Grand Strand (the arcuate strand of beaches between the North Carolina Border and Winyah Bay, SC) and adjacent Long Bay as a portion of Phase II of the South Carolina/Georgia Coastal Erosion Study (SC/GCES). Phase I of the SC/GCES (1994 - 1999) focused upon critical areas of erosion along the central portion of the South Carolina coastline. Research conducted during Phase I began to identify how physical processes, inlet-beach interaction, framework geology and shoreline geometry combine to control patterns of erosion along the central South Carolina coast. Phase II of SC/GCES (1999 - present) was designed to gain a further understanding of the factors affecting shoreline change within northern South Carolina and Georgia. Specific goals of the Phase II study include: 1) quantifying historic shoreline change and identifying erosional hotspots; 2) mapping geologic framework and determining its role in the area's coastal evolution; and 3) calculating a sediment budget and identifying transport mechanisms within the study area. In November 1999, to address the second goal of Phase II of the SC/GCES, the USGS, Coastal Carolina University (CCU) and Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) began a program to systematically map the geologic framework within the South Carolina segment of Long Bay. Data sources used to produce these maps include high-resolution sidescan-sonar, interferometric sonar swath bathymetry and sub-bottom profiling. Surface sediment samples, vibracores and video data provide groundtruth for the geophysical data. The goals of the program include determining regional-scale sand-resource availability (needed for ongoing beach nourishment projects) and investigating the role that inner-shelf morphology and geologic framework play in the evolution of this portion of coastal South Carolina. This report presents preliminary maps generated through integrated interpretation of geophysical data, which detail the geometries of Cretaceous and Tertiary continental shelf deposits, show the location and extent of paleochannel incisions, and define a regional transgressive unconformity and overlying bodies of reworked sediment. Defining the shallow sub-surface geologic framework will provide a base for future process-oriented studies and provide insight into coastal evolution. [Summary provided by the USGS.]
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Beginning_Date: 19940101
Ending_Date: 19991231
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Beginning_Date: 19990101
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Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
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Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.0
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -78.5
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.0
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.5
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Theme_Keyword: South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium
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Theme_Keyword: Long Bay
Theme_Keyword: Little River
Theme_Keyword: Winyah Bay
Theme_Keyword: Natural Hazards
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