Saving California's Coast, Volume 16: Army Engineers at Oceanside and Humboldt Bay

by Susan Pritchard O'Hara and Gregory Graves

Army engineers have been struggling with California's coastal engineering problems since 1853. With more than a thousand miles of shoreline, California presents a large number of engineering challenges. Eighty six percent of the state's coastline recedes at an average one-half to two feet per year, making it a constant battle just to remain even with nature's fury.

Oceanside Harbor and Humbolt Bay, at opposite ends of the state, are prime...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870622013
• ISBN13: 9780870622014
• Release Date: August 1991
• Publisher: Arthur H. Clark Company
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"