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NEWPORTNEWS,VIRGINIA
Special Report In Applied Marine Science and Ocean Engineering Number 5g
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VIRGINIA
INSTITUTE
OF MARINESCIENCE
Gloucester Point, Virginia 23062
1974
ShorelineSituationReport
NEWPORTNEWS,VIRGINIA
Special Report In Applied Marine Science and Ocean Engineering Number 54
C h e s a p e a k eR e s e a r c hC o n s o r t i u mR e p o r tN u m b e r1 O
Prepared By:
Carl H. Hobbs lll
and
Gary L. Anderson
William D. Athearn
Robert J. Byrne
John M. Zeigler
Project Supervisors.
Robert J. Byrne
J o hn M . Z e i gl e r
Supportedby the NationalScienceFoundation,ResearchApplied lo NationalNeeds Program
ResearchConsortium,
Inc.
NSF Grant Nos. Gl 34869 and Gl 38973 to the Chesapeake
INSTITUTE
VIRGINIA
OF MARINESCIENCE
W i l l i a m J . H a r g i s ,D i r e c t o r
Gloucester Point, Virginia 23062
TABIE OF CO]'ITIDTIS
IIST
OF IIIUSTRATIONS
PAGE
CiIAPTER1 :
CIlA?Tffi 2:
CIIAPT'ERJ:
PAGE
IIVTRODUCTION
1
FIGURE i:
Shoreland conponents
1.1
Purposes and goal_s
z
FIGURE 2:
lvlarsh types
1 .2
Aclcrcwl_edgements
z
FIGUREl:
Deep Creek air
FIGIIRE 4:
Cnesapeake Avenue searnral-lphoto
17
FIGURE 5:
Stuart
Garden air
17
FIGTJRE6:
Stuart
Garden grourrd photo
FIGURE 7:
River Road near TOth Street
ai_r photo
17
FIGURE 8:
River Road.near TOth Street
gro,,;nd photo
1r TA
FIGTJRE9:
South of Deep Creek air
g
FIGURE 10:
South of Deep Creek ground photo
1I TA
10
FIGTJRE11 :
Deep Creek groins
1A
10
FIGURE 12:
Sealvall near Blor-m.t point
TABIE 1:
Suiilnarry of Nev4rort Nevls shoreland.s
a+
TABIE 2:
Ilevrport Ne',vs fastla:rd
2a
TIART,II
iYetlands acreage
APPROACH
LTSD AI{D Um{ruTS
CO}ISIDERD
2.1
Approach to the problem
2,2
Characteristics
of the shorela:rds inctuded in the
)
The shorelands
3,2
Shorehne
erosion
5.3
Potentiaf
r-rse enhaJrcementof the Ne',vport }trews
of l'Ier.vportller,'rs
rn Newtrlort Ner,vs
shorel-ine
qfrrrlrr
v
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STJI'["IA3.IES,SIj]'[,!ARYTABIES, MAFS 0F NE'WPORT
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1.1
Segment and subsegrnent suxlnarlr tables
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Segment and. subsegnent descr:ptions
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Segnent
11
photo
11
3n
Seg:rent J
42
Segneni 4
AJ
Segment 5
TI
IABIE 5:
Nevrport l{el.s shorel_ine
TASII 6:
Nelvport Ne','rsoyster
TABIE 7:
Newport Nevrs segment sr.:.nrnary
TASIE B:
Neu4port lilevrs subsegment sumnary
I { A P S1 A , 1 B , 1 C , 1 D , ' l E :
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Segnent and subsegnent niaps
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'lA
25
Nev4port Ner,vsfastlaad
IIAPS 2A, 2B, ZCz
50
Road
TABIE 4:
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photo
type
use
2q
Segrent 2
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CHAPTER1
INTRODUCTION
CIIAPI'ER 1
--
Recreati-on
may be most usefl;l
INTRODUCTION
--
The Commonwealth of Virginia
--
Transportation
Iilaste disposal
--
Ertraction
tory
A]D GOAIS
PTTRPOSFS
1 .1
It
is the objective
an assesffient,
of this
a partial
and at least
to srlpply
integration,
shoreland parameters and char-
of those important
inzhiehwill
acteristics
report
aid the planners
very valuable
ular
attention
The report
resource.
gives partic-
to the problem of shore erosj-on and
to recomrnendations concerning the al-leviation
problem.
the impact of this
tried
In add.ition we have
in our assessrnent some of the po-
to inelude
tential
uses of the shoreline,
respect
to recreati-onal
tion
of
use,
parti-cularly
unith
since such inforna-
could be of consid.erable value in the way a
particuiar
segnent of coast is perceived by poten-
users.
tial
?he basic
aration
advocacy of the authors in the prepis
that
land.s should be plarmed rather
the use of shorethan haphazardly
developed i-n response to the short terms pressures
confliets
Carefr"rl plarrning
which may be erpected to arise
competing interests.
places in Virginia,
between
Shoreland utilization
many areas of the country,
that
coul-d reduce the
i-n
and indeed in some
has proceeded. in a malner such
the very elements r,vhich attracted
people to
fl-uctions.
The rol-e of plarrners and mana€ers is to optithe utilization
confli-cts
tr\rrthermore,
arisl-ng fron
once a particular
a given
plarmers
and. the users want that
segment of shoreland,
operate in the most effective
fulfill
for
both the
example, vrants the allotted
the beach by pointing
cal feasibility
of alterating
sunmary our objective
for
is
enlightened utilization
at all- levels
Alternately,
--
Residenti-al,
d evelopment
cortrnercial,
or ildustrial-
or city
level
by the Research Applied
lfeeds Progran
Scj-ence For.urdation adrnjnis-
the VD'{S Wetlands Section
the
d.efenses
the erosion.
of a limited
contributed
In
resource,
from the private
or
Ken Thornberry,
will
ovwrer of
to
be useful
Since the nost basic level
of
at the courrty
1eve1, we have executed. our report
on that
although we real"ize some of the information
Joe Gilley,
and Bill
ar:d. Peter Rosen
Beth lillage
Russell
Jane Davis,
Bradley,
Jenlcins prepared
the
We also tha.ri{ the numerous other persons
in ldaryland and Virginia
and federal
and zonirng is
Kaye Stubblefield.,
many useful
Ed.wardi{ogge,
and Cindy Otey typed the manuscript.
tool_
formally
David Byrd,
assisted with the data reduction.
graphics.
either
our results
funds provided
to National
Dennis Owen, Gaynor Williams,
specifying
agency l-evel .
comprehensive planning
was prepared ,rith
in
plarming
are:
in the
ACIO{OYIIDGH/IDITS
i-deas and critieisms.
and to the state
these level-s.
mechanisns concerning activi-ties
development, we would
plarrning distri.cts
at all
regulatory
tered through the Chesapeake Research Consortj-rrn
/^-^\
(CRC),
George Dawes and. Gene Silberhorn of
Inc.
the shore have been destroyed by the lack of
We feel
or pending county
and to support the existing
This report
the shorelands of the Comrnonwealth.
infornal-lYr
with
out the techni-
to provi_de a useful
Shorelands plar:ni-ng occurs,
Thus, our
(naf'ff,f) of the National
shore erosion problem arrd by indicating
to succeed in containing
of wetlands.
to the plalner
of the shore zone.
hope our work would be useful
Iikely
space to
or enhancirr,g the pre-
the use riyere a residential-
alterations
example provides for
foeus at the county 1eveI is intend.ed to interface
1.2
lYe hope that
of our r,votk are usefl;l
in designing
for
for
shorelands zone.
A park
manner.
to cou:lty governnents,
The ma.ior man-inflr1ged.uSeS of the Shorelarrds
lVetlands Lct of 1972 (Chapter 2.1, Title
selected use to
the design raost efficiently.
the results
if
conpeting demands.
use has been decided
upon for
planner,
plications
of the shorelands and to min-
shoreland property
and forethought.
The
the establi-shment of County Boards to act on ap-
sent configuation
of the report
and interests.
Virginia
ecologi-cal
imiss.the
and.
decision processes at the county leve1.
varlous
and the
limited
the regula-
62.1, Code of Virginia),
cisions
of this
of 11ving and non-living
Aside from the above us€se the shorelands senre
nize
the utilization
has tradi-tionall-y
chosen to place as much as possible,
resources
managers of the shorelands in nnaking the best defor
governmental level.
at a higher
who have criticised
commented-upon our ideas and methods.
and
CHAPTER2
APPROACHUSED AND ELEMENTSCONSIDERED
CiIAPTF,R2
of the sub-segment.
A?TR.OACH
USD AND F,II[/Mi'IS CONSTDMD
sesnents.
Segnents are a grouping
The boundaries for
lected. on physiographic
A-PPROACH
TO TIIE PROBIHiI
2.1
In the preparation
utilized
existing
urrits
report
the authors
teracting
s_rch as necks or pen-
the nearshore.
couLty itself
is
Finj_al-ly, the
consld.ered as a suln of shorelile
For exa.raple, for
such elenents
characteristics,
zoni-ng regulations,
ard we revievred- relevant
or federal
tion,
acteristics,
by Iocal,
urith respect
successfully
altituder
to erosional
schemes.
oblique,
behavlor
low
35 rnn photography were
color,
We photographed the entire
shoreljle
the slides
for
[Ie then arralyzed. thdse photographic
along vrith existing
photography
conventional
and topographic
the desired
el-ements.
at those locatj-ons where office
questions
tional-
uyrresolved..
d.ocument the effectiveness
shoreline
a sub-segment,
feet
points
particularly
analysis
urrit
the point
each sub-segnent
choosing this
the report
(Ctrapter 4).
since some userst
Definitions:
use of
neecls vrj_l_ladequately
tieular
the detailed
discussj_on of par-
sub-segments.
2.2
Thi-s is
the zone of beaches and marshes.
is a buffer
report
The seavrard.limit
lvhich are i-:ncl-uded in this
below fol_Iorryed.by a ciiscussion
one and a half
opere.tion with
marsh s;ncrbols ls
Shoreland.s physiographic
b)
Shoreland.s use classification
Fig'rre 2).
c)
-\
o.)
Shorelands ovinershlp cfassification
than 4OO feet
LonT_rrg
para1le1
rryhich has extensive
Distributj-on
The end
i)
Fl-ood. hazard. levels
chosen
j)
Shellfish
k)
Beach quality
quality
tuary
defenses
shore uses
or river.
grounds
marsh vrill,
Shorelands ?hysi-ographic Classificatlon:
The shorel-and.s of the Chesapeake Bay System
of the
of the rnarshes
three types (see
that
Extensive
rvhich is less
marsh is
acreage projecting
Arr embayed.narsh is
arr es-
a marsh r,vhi-ch
fi.rnctions
The
that
of the
be determi:red by type of exA fringe
exarnple, have maximr'm value
to wave erosion
into
these marsh types is
of the various
in part,
that
or drovmed. creek valley.
posure to the estuarj-ne system.
mayt for
")
to the shore.
the effectiveness
shellfish
fn
i-n vridth and which rtms in a band
purpose in delineati:rg
In those
change in land use occurrecl,
Fringe marsh is
occupies a reentrant
of marshes
leases and public
character
has also been separated into
elassiflcation
1).
rarroa
taken as the landurard. l-fuit.
a)
and shoreline
tjmes the mean tide
to Figure
The
rep-
topographi-c maps the fringe
lhe physiographic
of each.
h)
steeper
i-s a contour' line
above mearr low r.rater (refer
of our treatment
of tlre shore zone is
shoreface and the l-ess steep nearshore zorre.
TIJE STLIDY
are listed
It
zone between the water bod.y and the
resenting
Potential
of change was taken as a boundary point
shoreland
Shore Zone
CHJ.RACTFN]STICS
OF T}IE SHORE,ANDSINCIUDD IN
The characteristics
the
rnrith marsh in the shore zone.
approxi.:m.ate l-andlvard limi-t
g)
such as changes in
of high bluff
the break in slope between the relati-vety
require
Shore erosion
or d.eposition.
and naps for
selective
of the systen pernits
others will
f)
i-n length.
lnterface
As an ex-
fastlar:.d.
defenses.
called
amongst the elements.
user to deterni-:ne miles
segment surnmaries
to examine joint
be met urith the sumiary overwierv of the courrty rvhile
of shorel-ile
considered. is
for
cl-assification
provid.es the opportunity
The purpose jl
forrnat was to allow
\tater
consi-d.erations
cases w'here a radical-
detai-l-ed deseriptions
e)
thousand feet
of erosion
and. final-ly
visj_ts to
of the sub-segments were generally
on physiographi-c
(cfrapter 7) to tabular
the field
which may range from a ferv hurrdred
to several
the character
left
In some cases we took add.i-
photographs along with
The basic
mappi:rg
A physiographic
amp1e, the applicatj-on
fol-
summary statements
the county
for use.
and hydrographic maps
'v[e conducted.
field i:r-
over much of the shoreline,
lows a sequence from general
materi-als,
aerial
j-n the report
of presentatj-on
of
easy ac-
cess at VIMS, where they remain available
spection
char-
In ord.er to ana-
the shoreline
each county and cataloged
for
state,
so we perfonaed the fie1d. work and. cle-
veloped. classification
used.
The format
haz-
shorelarrd t;rpes, and use vras not
available,
lyze
reports
or flood
Ifiuch of the d.esired infonna-
agenci-es.
particularl-y
as water quality
elements; the fastl_a-nds, the shore and
rel-ationshi-ps
Dg<UYIIUD.
in-
based upon these three elements has been devised
as it
r,vherever possible.
information
may be consid.ered as being coliposed of three
segments al_so were se-
insul-as between major ti_dal_ creeks.
of this
of _sub-
of the fastland.
marsh
as a buffer
An extensi_ve
marsh, on the other hand, is liJ<e1y a more effi-
cient
transporter
materials
of detritus
pla.nners,
search,
greater
due to its
al embayed marsh.
Jecision
functj-ons of
dehneation
making by denoting
smaller
iry-herethe vari-
the 6-foot depth is taken as
the reference depth. The '12-foot depi;h is probably
(lZZ n) in qrj-d,th
< 4OO ft.
fj-cations
along shores
study.
ktensive
tour
marsh
Enbayed marsh,
occuping a d.rorryned.
valley
or
reentrant
land is
material
graphic
relatively
stable
and i_s the site
development or construction.
classification
of the fastland
of most
The physio-
fcr
The nearshore
to the 12-foot
(O r)
Iow shore, 2o-ft.
contour >4OO ft.
(lZZ n) from fastl-ands
shore bouldary
Moderate}y 1or,vshore , zo-ft.
(0 r) contour
<4OO ft. (lZZ n); urith or without ctiff
Moderately high shore, 4o-ft.
<4OO ft.
(lZZ n);
High shore, 6o-ft.
(lZZ n);
with
(lZ n) contour
ruith or without
(te n) contour
or urj-thout ctiff
fill,
ui.ban and otherwise
C-
shore
isobath
rarlth or vrithout
1,4OO yards
bars
with
or w:ithout ti,Ca1 flats
with
or without
rrocreteti
submerged
nn
zone
F I G U R E1
+-FASTLANO
I'Iea:rs and. standard
{SrOn
NEARSHORE
each of the separate regions and for
though the distributions
generally
Ihe calculated
dard deviation
the entire
and compared.
Al_-
An illustrationof the definition of the three components of the shorelands.
\vere non-nonaal , they were
eomparable, allowjlg
bined system to detemine
Tld. Rsnga
d.eviations
the data for
the com_
the cl_ass fimits.
FIGURE2
mean lvas 919 yard.s vrith a sta:i-
of 1r0OJ yar'ds.
As our aim ,n'as to
these
F RI N G E
IIARS H
EMBAYED
M A RS H
EXTENSIVE
M A R SH
calcul-ated numbers were rounded to 9OO and I'OOO
yards respectively.
The class lirnits rvere set at
hal-f the standard d.eviati-on (5OO yaras)
of the nean.
Using this
shore zone is
one O-4OO yard.s in width,
diate
anil
procedure a narrow nearinterme-
FASTL A N D
400-1 ,1OO, and qride greater tha:e 1r4OO.
These definj-tions
<4OO ft.
each side
lVefe
COnStlU^+ad
have no legal
fnr
si_gnificance
nrrn a'r ^SSifiCation
pur_
poses.
Dule
Artificj-al
cliff
Subclasses:
>l
ul-d-envater con-
detenaine general , serwiceabl_e class limi {s,
water.
(1.7 n)
channels begj_ns
the nearshore zone classi-
combined system rvere calculated
(see Table
based upon the slope of the l-and"near the
Viid.e, 12-ft.
from
along the shoreliles
of
Chesapeake Bay and. the Jamesr york, Rappahar:nock,
for
The fast-
1r4OO yards
(=.7 m) isoUath
at one mil e intervals
Fastl-arrd Zone
terrned the fastl_and.
12-ft.
Alsoe the dis-
was measured on the appropriate
and Potomac Rivers.
zone extend.ing from the l_andward li.:qdt of
the shore zone is
(isobath)
Intermediate,
fl_ats.
The distance
charts
depth.
fr JIn S,iOi u
by
were chosen fol-l_orring a simple statistical_
stabilized
Artificially
tiie river
at the 12-foot
The class ].imits
Fringe marsh,
lhe
into
j-ncludes arry tidal
ildarsh
t ) is
drop-off
roughly
Beach
sand transport
waves in the Chesapeake Bay area.
tinct
used is;
fn the
tid.al- rivers
the naxiu.m depth of significant
aids
ous types exist.
The classification
(tnW Oatu-ur) contour.
to the rninus 12-foot
re-
yardS
The nearshore zone extends from the shore zone
than
that
ald future
desii'e to wei-ght various
marshes and the physiographic
their
poi-nt is
of ongoilg
Nearshore Zone
food chain
drainage density
The central
in the light
wifl
and other
Narrow, 12-ft.
(2.7 m) isobath t-ocated <4OO
A g e n e r a l i z e di l l u s t r a t i o n o f t h e t h r e e d i f l e r e n t n ] a r s h t y p e s
b)
Shorelald Use Classification:
Fastlarld
such as wildlife
and shellfish
ground.s, or other uses that
of fants
In general,
use w'ith the
forms of residential
all
Includes
of four
area consists
buildi-ngs
adjacent
or
would preclude
deve-
Shorelands
Agriculturalpa,stures,
Inclucles fie1ds,
eroplands,
ancl other
areas.
agricultural
Ownershj-p Cl-assificatj-on
The shoreland.s ovrnership classification
a basic
ther
private
subdivisionr
jnto
divided
federalr
or eity.
Application
stricted.
to fastlands
lands
used. is
ancl governmental
of the elassification
al-one sjlce
is re-
in Virgilia
fastA11
extencls to mean low water.
ownership
flrr-
cor:-ntyr and town
stater
bottoms below mean l-ow water are in State
area.
in a residential
c)
conserwation
l-onment.
to one another.
businesses may be
Schoo1s, churches, and isolated
or wild-
d.rvelhngs.
and other isol-ated
a residential
more residential-
included
fish
forvl salctuariesr
Resid.ential
exception
reasons,
environmental
owner-
ship.
TTnm.enerred
Includes
Commercial
land directl-y
trade
areasr
related. i;o retail
and other
artd other
anomalous areas with
sma11
the gen-
satisfactory
less than 40% tree cover.
are taken from a listing
usa€e of the fastland
of half
distance
al-t industrial
Includes
and associated areas.
wharehouses, refineriesr
Examples:
po\ryerplants,
shipyardst
applies
area to an arbitrary
logical
barrier.
as to the pri-nary or controllj-ng
lection
usa8e.
railyards.
In
areas one nust nake a subjective
mrrlti-usa6e
to the
type of
Shore Zone
restrlcied
controlled,
tal
organizationsi
speeifically
or reg'"rlated by governmen-
e.B.;
Canp Pearyr Fort Story.
are d.efined prinarily
the manrimumlirni t is
tisfactory,
coliforms
is
Includes
above these firnits
resufts
i:e restricting
fish
direct
and miscellaneous
courses,
tennis
outdoor recreatj-on
open spaces.
clubs,
beaches, race tracks,
lands
Slanrnples: golf
amuss:aent parksr
public
ca:reteriesr parks.
Pourrd net
sha
fi-shing
ff i
qhinc
of non-living
Boating
Water sports
Preserved
Includes
I and.s preserved. or regulated
for
of shell--
howeverr when the total
the fecal
conditions
resources
pendtted.
I:a these cases an ilternediate
to remai-n open pending
IiIPN
are acrati:tg
may be assigned temporarj-1yr and the area will
4vlrf:tb
Ertraction
resu1ts
sale to the consLmer.
MPN may exceed. JOr although
ceptable.
any count
from the takilg
d.oes not exceed 23, and. other
| | Tr cnlrc
Snnrf.
colj-forn
for
in an unsatisfactory
Rird viatr:hinrr - rvaterfowl
for
of sa-
Usually
Boat launching
the waters
to
an MPN (I{ost Pro-
ratJr1g, arrd, from the Bureauls standpoint,
Nearohore Zone
to visit
i-:n regard
Bathing
and Other Pr-rbl-ic Open Spaces
designated
tid.ewater
The upper linit
an MPN of 25.
There are ilstances
Recreation
from vra-
For a rating
number of col-iform bacteria.
bable Nrmber) of 7O per 1OOnl.
Government
Bureau of
each area at l-east once' each nonth.
The ratirlgs
se-
the various
Tne Bureau attempts
areas.
shellfishing
at the Virgilia
il
or un-
subsegments
based on infonaation
samples collected
ter
fecal
Inel-udes lands u'hose usa€e is
assigned. to the various
Sanitation,
Shellfish
mil-e from the shore or beach zone
or to some fess distant,
Industrial-
cover.
jltermediate
of satisfactory,
brush larrd, du-ne areas, wastelands;
The shorelancl use classification
general
cornmercial shore use.
The ratings
Yfooded: more lJnalr.40% tree
b)
Marinas are consi-d.ered
eral- cornmercia] context.
Open:
a)
\4rater Quality
d)
classifications:
in other
and wholesal-e
Thi-s category includes
and business.
industry
parking
bu-ildfurgsr
Includes
open or wood.ed lands not i-ncIuded.
all
be
an improvement jl
conditions.
Although these lirnits
gent than those used jl
are $omewhat more strinrating
recreational
waters
(see Virgj-nia
State Water Control
Board, ilfater
Stand.ards 1946, arnenclecl1970), they are
Quality
usetl here because the Bureau of Shellfish
provid.es the best areawid.e covera€e avail-
tation
able at this
ti:rg
Sani-
time.
In general,
or jltermediate
the satj-sfactory
woul-tl be acceptable
any waters
fit-
visi-ts
existi:rg
the exi-sting
have been
g)
The folloiving
in the report.
ratings
are used for
or none - less
than 1 foot
motlerate - - - - 1 to 3 feet
- - greater
severe
The locations
are further
per year
per year
than J feet
approaches.
tr\-rr-
d.efenses
on expected effective-
secondary considerations
may be found irr CoastaL Wetlands of Virginia:
Interjm
Report by Marvin l.
lYright,
SRA-IVtrSOE
Report No. 10, Virginia
of Marirte Science,
1969, and il
i)
The assesment
We included
speci-fied as being criticalThe erosion
buildings,
roacls, or other
i-s considered
of tidal
critical
zuch structures
if
are
between the 1B5O and the 1940rs.
photographs of the late
years were utilized
more recent
experiencing
tidal
defenses for
areas of high re-
the hazard.
conditions.
for
were he1d. with
The existi.:rg
le ad.di-
197Ots and
an assessrnent of
Finia11y,
severe erosion
po-
field
i-n those areas
inspecti-ons
and
l-ocal i-nhabitants.
shoreline
defenses were evaluated
effectiveness.
I:: some cases repebi-
The Internedi-ate
about 100 years.
beaches if
this
indj-cates
method were technically
feasible
site.
that
B feet
of marshes
only as approxirns-
lands are bei:tg conducted by the Virgi_nia
Institute
of Marine Science und.er the authorization
of the
1973 (Coae of Virgi_nia
lTetl-and.s Lct of
62.1-13.4).
These sura/eys inclucle d.etailed acre-
ages of the grass species
vidual- marsh systems.
is provided. to itdicate
cmposition
to have a.r:.elevation
wj-thil
The material_ in this
the physiographic
ind.ireport
tytrles of
.\
J)
The data il
public
this
shellfish
Virgilia:
?ublic,
Addi-
characteristics
report
is
es-
level_.
gro'.rnds
show the leased and
grounds as portrayed
in the Vir-
leased and condemned.r" ltrovenber
1971t a.nd.as period.i-cal}y
reports.
upd.ated in other
similar
Since the condermation areas change with
time they are not to be taken as definitive.
ever,
some jlsight
tween the shellfish
zurveys are completed.
of the wetlands
Flood level
ginia State lYater Control Board. publi-cation
rrShellfish
growir:g areas j-n the Comrnonweal-thof
wrtil
i-nfornation
of approxirnately
purposes w-hich is
Shel-l-fish leases and. Public
of the report
tional-
fl_oods
in the Chesapeake
The Standard. Project
marshes and to serve as a rough gu-ide on acreages
the detalled
tirne of
of past tidal-
above mear. r'rater level
Trvo
Regional Flood is
An analysis
land planning
a nu:l.ber of
These esti-
Detail-ed. cou.nty inventorj_es of the wet-
Virginia
in-
used to portray
placed at the highest probably flood
type of the
narshes in each subsegment is l_isted.
tions.
it
tabl-ished for
The acreage and physiographic
the
stil_l
report.
f1ood. rvith arr average recurrence
Bay area.
Distributj-on
for
f1ood l-evels are custonari-ly
to the d.evelopment of artificial_
we gave con-
shorefand. is
has prepared reports
sideration
tr\rrthernore,
tidal
which were used. in this
in the consid.era-
maps and shoul-d be considered
deter:ni:nect using map compraisons of shorel-ile
local-ities
factor
this
mates of acreages were obtai:red from topographic
the long term trend. was
of &rgineers,
potential.
h)
or non-
The d.egree of eroslon was determined by several
mea-ns. In most locations
of the shore
floodi.:eg hazard. for
However, the United States Arny Corps
creational
at a particular
end.angered.
aerial
of shorelrne
in our study on
potential
othe: VIMS pub-
Fl-ood Hazard levels
complete.
the recreatj-onal
Institute
lications.
to cost.
Shore Uses
attention
Wass and Thonas D.
The
exist.
per year
with moderate ancl severe ratings
cri-tical-.
as to their
emphases is placed
evaluating
tion
shore
erosion:
interwiews
alternate
where
we have given
recomraend-ations are given for
Potential
zone.
recent
instances
atce i.:ladequate,
We placed particular
Shore erosion and Shoreli-ne defenses
tion,
h
in those areas where none currently
pertaining
inforrnation
to the shorelands has been included
sitions
the effective-
whole of the Virginia
establishecl
slight
structures
ness with
In eases where zon1ng regulations
f )
installations.
reconm.endations for
pri.nary
\e) Lonlng
rvere mad.eto monitor
ness of recent
thermore,
categories
rryater recreation.
for
tive
quality
to the conditions
Hon-
at the date
are avai_lable by a conparison be-
maps for
grourrds maps arrd. the vrater
which water
qual_ity standards
for
shel-lf-i sh lvere used.
.\
K)
Seacn ,"/ua-Llry
Beach quality
is a subjectrve
on such consideratlons
material-,
the length
judgement based
as the nature
of the beach
ar:.d.rvidth of the beach area,
and the :raneral nesthpti e annca-l of the beach
setting.
CHAPTER3
PRESENTSHORELINESITUATIONOF NEWPORTNEWS
CHAPTER]
type.
PRESnIT SHOREII}IE SITUATIOI'I OF }IE-IPORTNE",ilS
The great naajor.ity of the 25-huldred
of narsh ',vithin the llewport }fews city limits
b1e J) .r"
T}IE SHOREA}i-DSCF NEIflPORTNEIYS
3.1
city
the di-
evident rrydthin the general nakeup of the
itself
.
R-mning from the virtually
marshes of Fort Eustis
anC maintained
cityrs
u.ntouched
to the artificialty
shoreline
filled
of the sftipyards,
the
shorelands are open to few generalizations.
the ci-tyts
extensive
tion
types:
one of three
l-ow shore, mod.erately low shore,
ficial-.
The noderately
1ow shore areas are the
areas u,'here 20 to 4O-foot high bluffs
a nearly
level- upland terrace
of the bluffs
The erosion
or arti-
are uxvegetated
Diost
and waste do"-rns1ope.
of the urrprotected
bl-uffs
along the
Jarnes Fjver in Segments 4 and 5 is acceterated by
wave action
The l-ow shore in Segnents 2 a:rd J is
lifulberry
lvhich conprises raost of Fort Eustis.
of Segnent 6 is art even, lo,,v plain,
ihat
r.ias cut d.u-ring the last
the non-
fs}and
conlplex
The low shore
or terrace,
iri-gher sta-nd of sea
level-.
a dirt
filled
fastland
section
above beach level-.
a penlns:fa
o1d spoil
taied
area of Fori; Et"rsti_sis
of shorelands only a littl_e
Goose fstand. (Subsegnent 2A),
at the mouth of Skiffes
disposal
arrd is
site
Creek, is an
that ncrnris viell vege-
consldered. low shore.
The Sr:ral_l_
Boat Harbor area (Subsegc,ent 5)) at l[er,rport ]iews
Poini
Tabl_e j is
narsh.
of marsh acreages.
is
a fill
area.
The shore t;pe generallX
Wetl_andsscientists
inventory
a more conplete
ll
Ii
of Nervport News.
trrxncnf fnr
yard,
Snal-l- Boat Harbor and the shir,-
v:rv
v!*!4
,vav
ILa)
ihe remaind.er of the cityts
A large portion
a seawall
the fastland
beach.
of the beach, however, is backed by
ilho+Ui-_il
vuvrtLLr6
nrrh-]in
!uu44-
L^_
vvd,CheS,
Jarnes River Bridge and at lincol-n
of l'trevryortNer,vsPojni.
eral- mall- private
SUCh,
States
Arrny a^nd.the
Fort E\,rsti_scontrols,
(fabfe +).
hence
Although most of the con-
pcr-ind j-s zoned. residential,
tj-ons of the city
shipbuilding
essentially
and shipping
are used. by the
industries.
Subsegnents
The area of Subsegnent 5ts that
is north of
is
Nervport Park (iC) i"
the lterqport News
and Drydock Compa.r-ry,
rvhil_e soutn of
the
of severa-l l_arge marinas.
iliith the exception
narine
tcminq]
1s zoned. and used for
- area.
residential
10
marsh areas of tre
offshore
of ihe boat yard. or shipyard_
forrnal use of the beach or
shorelands.
areas are used for
The nearshore a-nd
shipping,
boating,
shellfishing.
Table 6 is a listirg
grou-r-rdswrthrn
the waters of liei.,port llews.
and
of the oyster
SHOREIII:IE EROSION ILi l.itri?ORT iir$iis
The processes causing shore'line erosion in llew-
port
Nevrs are faj_r.ly J_uaited.
shoreline
purposes.
Hanpton F.oads are relatively
bodies.
ted,
jl
By cor.pariscn to the
North
low energy \.i'ater
Ifuch of the cityts
shoretine is protec-
some manner, fron the forces of erosion.
-l'iuch of the erosion in l{ernport lfevrs might nore
aptly be termed. rrlveathering'r as rt largely is si_nple d-o'r,nslopewasting
of the river
barlr bl_uffs
accelerated. sonewhat by the water.
erosion
anil are so
Shipbuildi:rg
nark
The southern sec-
heavy ildustry
Christopher
the
(faUte 5) onl_y a m.al_t
residences.
5A and 5B are zoned. for
used.
is the site
open oceaJ] or Cnesapeake tsay, the Janes River a::d
uses, roughly forty-fou_r percent of the cityrs
shoreline
of the ll'ar'.rick River,
[s $;sl 1 as serwing as the base of the
James River - Hanpton Roads oyster boat fleet,
it
1.2
si_ngle users of the Nevport
ind.ustry.
-\
harbor.
Park, northeast
There are, hov;ever, sev-
are the United
/-,
1l'igure JJ, at the
i s a rnajor mal lboat
in
beaches.
The tvro greatest
Iieurs shorel-ine
aS
park near the
r\ewport News are at l{uatington
shipping
shore is
or bulkhead..
Tr rhr cu r r r Jn n . l r r
-.
, --\
leep ureeK l\suosegmen\
1))
areas, there is littl_e
ils
appears to oe-
creases.
of the Wetlands
Diost of the remarnder of the cityts
reflects
at
the housing density
crease as the si-ze arrd expense of the houses in-
nouth
a prelimj_nary tabuta-
rrrar
of lake lfaury,
ftfuch of
embayed marsh i_s contiguous vrlth the
portJ-on is used for
The artificial
vrith
paring
and occasional high water l_evels.
narsh area of the loyr lfrng
is associated
of Diarine Science are Dre-
descend frorn
to the water.
(1"-
iho Vir.,:inia Tnslif,lie
As may be seen on Table 2, the fastland"s of
ltrev,port }ieurs are cl-assifiab-t e into
narsh that
the l-or"rshore areas of Segments 2 and 3.
The shorelands of Newport }Iews refl_ect
versity
extensive
acres
is
a probl-em to tne bluff
ryave ind.uced
areas during
tjr':es of high northyrest or southwest vind.s as
those ',r-inds tend both to pite up water on the l,,'ewport
}Ier;s shore and to attack
lar.'d ',v-ith srral-l-, thou-gh short
Severe storns,
either
the toe of the fasta-nd.steep,
northeasters
waves.
or hurri-
canes, also may accelerate
the erosion of the
shorel-and.s through greatly
increased. vrater ]evels
even though the local- wind na.y be offsj:ore.
fairly
range is
The nonnal tidal
1ow through-
out the Newport Ner,"rsarea arid, except during
not
currents
the Janes Riverrs
of floods,
balk
of river
in terns
significant
son Park,
c * Un Ur iI I v a a l n
q'l
J
:fID
'l
erosion.
shoreFort
rr
fU] :r aou
t
chnrc
Drrvr
rxrprotecteC
rnr:shl
of
rvk5rl:J
with
rr trun
L L L ' J
S'inng
searva]l (pigure
concrete
a stone a^r'rd.
of A-nd.ersonPark is
v r l y l J u !
paved wallc";ays and. re-
threatening
retreating,
\ratyr-
noving val-uable publ-ic open space (Figures
5 and
There i:ave been sone atten:pts at protection
6).
construction
utrlizing
qno
-44-
rr-rbbler but these attenpts
-!i---
^
-*-----*-r-J urruuurVUo ^s this
nnlrr
ninirr'qli--
area is part
A1+l^^,,-1^
ruurrvu6'
no structr-lres yet have fallen
qnfl
iq
n a s n t - i r t i n o- J I 6
&rgineers
Eiiher
n
e rf
for
rVr Yi tI hU l f
tU
h IeI E
nr^n
e: r .
. Jn
}/e
tisfactory
s t wovnf reu
u
per year.
$ .
u
ri nran
rr!L':sy
tvlvnr m
P- D
nl m
I u .Jr
n
v rf
of a sea"Yal-l-.
cf a sea\1'al1 or the placing
Anneprs
tn
syyesa
nethod of containing
In ihe il',l::rtingi;on areat
treating
TUI .-
the construction
the ccnstrr,rction
I/f
in the problem
at an estjmated
trc
onl rr sF-
the eroslon.
a 25-foot
rate
fhc
bluff
is re-
approaching two feet
This rate is noi extrener bui the street
at the iop of the bluff
soon ivill- be threatened
have fallen
ba-lanced. on the steep slope
quite
is
At present
of seavral-}s, grolns,
sorne compo'"md combination
Wii;h few exceptions,
landscapi:rg.
noi
effective
significantly
shol sone trapping;
i -
I r*j
I$
+^:
I-L!11JlJEU
L--
*te
UJ
UIIE
of the groils.
groils
tive
''reat
nerqeahi
6r\.sq
solution.
l'r--
-l1ursuavr!!trJ
high groi:rs have trapped
(fig"te
t1),
to the extent of
are not a satisfactory
Anderson Park - Salters
1'l
the
sfoins
or.
Seek
Such an al-terriative
bufkhead or a contirruous
Ner4lort }trewsate nei-ther
erosion
tageous positlon
These {laris
call-
acquisitJ-on
cleanirg
at the mouth of Sal-ters Creek,
of ro""
pu."i. }arrd., and a general
ald revitalj-zati-on
to build
also i-s attenpting
the foot
There is
s\drming.
1ittle
a public
area available
There is
boat ramp at
public
for
some sw-irnming at Hu:rtington
near the James River Bridge,
actual
The city
of the area.
of Denbigh Boul-evard (Hoopes fanding).
are sites
but there
is
J-ittle
and. And.erson Parks
lincoln
of much v,'ad.ing a:rd fishing
but }ittl-e
surinmir4.
Excludi:ro inrater quality
consid.erati ons the
would be a
beaches at li-ncoln Park and Aad.erson (figure
4 and
-\
5) could. be er'hanced through a program of artifi-
bufkhead r,vith
clal- nourishnent
aff
altefna-
and of replacirtg
d.rxrped construction-rubble
problens
of
severe nor si-gnificant.
fhe l-ack of erosi-on as a problem is due to tyro
11
Creek
the rel-ocati-on of the marina to a more advan-
z size-
a graded fastl-and (fi-gure tZ).
In su..:mmary,the shoreline
for
else',vhere i:r the city.
near Fishers Creek, one nust
fi
\
nethod
Thus in ord.er to pro-
has accreted.
na11rr
continuous
al rLtUd .
d
a backshorel at least urtil
the bluff
msnhoni
the groi-ns
all
d.uvres forrnfurg on the backshore.
aeolian
abl-e fil-l-et
tect
s Ii <z/er : t
D
iS
J lil ll 4
I Jl l
ra
filtet
of protecting
are
how'ever, the size of the filJ-et
Two long,
a significant
aJld
a beach in
i:r building
Virtually
of ihe bulkhead.
front
the groins
has plans to expartd. artd
(Petersonrs Boat Basin) facility.
protecied. by seavralls or bulkheads or
are few
as there
owned shore areas jrr the
the city
renodel- the existing
saiis-
hmited.
urrdeveloped., connul.ity
city.
area are quite
use enhancenent of the Newport
t-
factori-}y
sedi.nents at
SHOREIINE
News shoreline
and many
, ^ \
In general,
interest
d.oes take place resul-ts fron nonnal-
that
The potential
\-E:-gures y anc tQ) .
grarn, ihe iler.lpori I'ie'*"rsRecreati-on arrd Parks Departart active
many trees
of this
The
POTHITIAI USE m'IHA]ICm/m[T 0F TIIE ]{EWPORTNE'',YS
3,7
-
-^+;
Some poriions
erosion
ard Hampton F.oads.
?ark.
Creek - Deep Creek area is the nost dra-
t^,
energy of the Ja.nes River
erosive
times accel-erated. by storm actj-ons.
Fishers
more are precariously
extent of shore defenses
do',vnslope movement of unconsolidated.
enor:gh to change
problern zorLe, the Bl-urtt Point
The tldrd
i:rcipient
takrng
to the shi-pyard.
There is a sj-nilar
smal-l problem in Hurrtington
of a proposed park renovatj-on and expartsion pro-
nent is
of the problem.
the nature
at arr
Creek has been pro-
The r:nnrotected shoreline
4)1 1 .
nor'
fcot
of Slaters
1953 the area norih
iected
Since 1854 the
shorel-ine has been retreating
rate
a
a vv eurr tag
6e
e
of erosion.
the l-ocal conditi,ons
may alter
d.o',vnthe bluff,
And.erson
76o23t , includ.ing
Fl-ats west of longitud.e
Park, has been a site
tn
of the new extention
constructj-on
^
!:auru.
'rTsnrntnn
hiriderturg the erosional
slightly
/. \
(1)
the great
factors:
al-ready in existance and (Z) tne lirnited
lhe problem is not now severe and the
area adjacent
qd iqepnt
and
processes.
to Fishers Creek.
'ii'i
riprap
probably are
These areas are Ald.er-
and the snall
lir:atingtonr
rubble
is
erosion areas which are
deserwi-ng of sorre concern.
At present
dumped fill
However, excluding
tbere are three
E\rstis,
- ^\
7 and BJ.
times
I'trewport l[er,.tsdoes not have a significant
l-ine erosion problem.
/^.
(Figures
either
and trash
properl-y placed stone riprap
Christopher
Nervport Park is
garden area overlooking
the unsightly,
riprap
with
or a seavral-l.
a mal1,
pleasant
the busy James River,
but
due to its
sall
facil-iti-es
it
size and proxirni ty to the port
has littl-e
The llYarwick River
recreational-
for
vj-dted.suitable
areat rvith its
for
public
e:qransion'
relatively
channel, perhaps offers
long navigable
possibility
potential
the best
developmentr Pfo-
access (such as boat ramps)
can be acquired.
12
Figure3
Figure4
Figure5
Figure6
Figure7
tr'j-gure 5: Deep Creek, a major cornmercial and pleasure
boat ]rarbor for the Newport News area.
Figure 4: Seawall on Hernpton Roads along Ches:rpeake
Avenue near the Nevrport News - Harnpton bowrd.ary. The
pipes rrnerging through the wall are stom drains.
Figure 5: The virtually
wrprotected shoreline of
And.erson Park in the Stuart Gard.ens area of the city.
little
The groins and du:nped mbble riprap contribute
to the defense of the shoreli-ne.
Figure 6: Gror;nd view of the area shovm in Figure 5.
Shorel-ine erosion is threatening
the paved wa^Lkway.
Erosion
Figure 7: River Road near TOth Street.
rrnd threatening
the road..
cutting the bluff
is
13
Figure 8:
Grouad view of Figure 7. North extenand Drydock
tion of the Newport News Shipbuilding
Company is in the background..
Figure 9: Shoreljle
south of Deep Creek. Note
erosion of the wrprotected area near the center
and the succes$ of the long groi.:es to the right
in the photograph.
Flgure 10: Eroslon of the unprotected bluffs near
the area shovrrnin Figure 9.
Figure 11 : The two longr highr irnpe:meable groins
in Figure 9. These two major groins and the lesser
groin have trapped a sign-lficant
filintennediate
let and are protecting
the fastland..
Figure 12: Seaw:.ilJ-and graded upland near the foot
of BLowrt Point Road. The seawall is s,rtisfactory
except that it can be overtopped by mod.erate waves.
The overtopping all-ows lvater to flow behind and to
The graded. upland eases prowrdernine the seawall.
blems of slope maintenamee. Note the reflected
waves near the wa-l-l-and the resul-ting confused sea.
Figure8
Figure9
Figure11
Figure12
Figure10
14
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NEWPORTNEWS
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CHAPTER4
4.1 TABLEOF SUBSEGMENT
SUMMARIES
4.2 SEGMENTANDSUBSEGMENT
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4.1 SEGMENTAND SUBSEGMENTSUMMARYTABLES
31
SHORELINE
SITUATION
REPORTSEGMENTSUMMARYFOR NEWPORTNEWS,VIRGINIA
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SHOREI"ANDS TYPE
Fastland:
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SKIFFESCRtrK
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creek with
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niles
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l0%; and residential
OccasionaL usage on1y.
Fastfand:
Federal 10%
Shore:
Private
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Fringe, extensive a;rd enbayed
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Nearshore:
Internpdiate
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Shore:
Recr€ational.
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and sYimnirq.
Fedelal
40%
Private
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City
Private
Fastland:
Fastland:
Private
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Recr€atiorrl.
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fringe and Shorc:
enbayed marsh, and beach,
!{ea!shor€:
Narrovr to wide.
l,oqer portion
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boat basin, upper
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{ininel.
Inten€diate.
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trdarwick River.
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lbderate
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to be
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rlonnal- slope retFat.
Mininal,
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Warwick Ri.ver
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Deep Cneek--good,
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channel
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basin.
Low, except for increased erosion of
the bluffs during
storms.
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effective;
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groins are quite effective,
others are
too lon and pern€able.
No plesent erosion (4B), neally continuous bulkheadinr
is generalty effective.
Moderate (zlC),
bulkheads ar€ quite effective,
numergus
snall groins are only slightly,
and
rubble ripr:ap at River Road and Hunting.
ton Park in ineffective.
Recreational- aspects could be impro\€d
by crcation of better beaches (4A),
artificiajbeach nourishrpnt in 2
places (4B), and cosretic actions
and prope:: protection
of the bluff
at lluntington Park (4C).
lhsatisfactory
Xedim
Stable.
None, except Christopher NeriporE park
vrhere park ar\ea and utility
could
be increased by inprrrved access and
better gr.ooming of bluff.
llnsatisfactory
lledium to high.
Generally satisfactory.
Moderate erosion
fmm Ne..,Dort Neus Point to Salters
Crreek. Groins ard construction
rubble
riprap aro':nd Anderson Park area are
onJ.y lErtiaUy
effective.
Searalts and
bulklreads along entire
segment are
effecti.ve in proporfion to their relEir
Jetties and riprap in the Salters Creek
area of trDderate effecti\.eness.
North
Salters Crcek has an excellent
stone
and concrete searerl-I.
Neltpore News Point us€ is dependent
upon the third
Hangton Bridge turuel.
Possibility
of creatirtg beach aC
Lincoln Park.
The city of leuport
lews is rorking
to inprcve the
Sal-ters Creek Park ard tlarina uould
greatly enhance the Potencial of
this segrent.
Navigability:
Salters
Crcek--appa)aches
are open and clear,
inlet is stabilized
by jetties,
size
of craft limited by nirrow, tow
highway bridgre.
5%
IrrCuscrial- 8O%; recrea.tional5%;
comercial-15%.
Shore : Industrial-8C*;
recreaciolral-l-0%;
boat dockage-8%; cotruercial-2%,
(54),
Nearshore:
Shipging 3nd shipbuilding
boating (5D).
[,ow shor€,
Fai!}y stable; rDd€rate erosion.
Groins
and rubble riprap prctect
rnuch of shore
line from Goose fsland to lbrleys
Gut,
but are only sligltly
effective.
shellfishing,
Fastl-and :
90%
to
low.
City 10%
City
/0%
30%
Boating and fishinE,
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USE ENITANCEUE!.IT
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Private 37%'tklsatisfactory
City
POTENTIAIJ
Satisfactory.
2%
Artificial-8O%;
noderately low
shore with bluff-20%.
Shore: ArtificiaL-8O%1
narrow, thin sand
beach-20%.
Nearshor€:
Narrow to inteff€diate;
and
drcdged harbor.
HA}{PTOXROAM Slpne:
2.2 niles
and arti
SITUATION
Minimal-.
Navigability:
Dredged 17|
ft channel
from Jares
River
deep
water to harbor.
Above hatbor
creek meanders,
depths of 4 to 6 ft.
Reserr'e fleet atqclrorage (2C)
(2D),
shellfishing
lnd
LV &.
Sand beach, embayed marsh,
ficia]
containtrEnt.
l'iearshor€:
Wide and interrmdiate.
SHORE EROSION
LoY.
(23).
Lord shorc-34%; rDderately l-ow
Fastland r GovelrmerE-42%; resideltiat-57%;
shore, usually with a bluff-65%.
corrE€rcial and recr.eational- I%.
Fringe, extensive and embayed narsh, Shorc: Sone recreaticnal
(3B); boa't supbeach, and arcif icia] containment.
port (3D).
Nearshore:
Relatively
shallow cr.eek (3A,B); Nearshone : recr€atio,na} boating.
wide (3C); d::edged harborlcwer
upper t\,o-thirds.
HILIAN-RTVERSIDE SLrore:
HAZARD
90%
Federal
hAR!{ICXRTVER Shore:
18.3 mil-es
FIPOD
l,ower one-half nile js a shipping
harbor for Foft Eustis, no specific
use above that.
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SUMMARYFOR NEWPORTNEWS,VIRGINIA
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SHOREI"ANDS TYPE
SHOREI"AIiIDS USE
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Fastland:
Shor€:
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bluff.
Frirge and embayed mrsh.
Governrent (unmanaged,
nooded) - fOX; and residential.
Occasional- usage on.Iy.
astland:
hores
Cr€ek:
ShaLlow reandering creek,
with drcwned vallev.
Private
90%
Federal l0%
Residential and
industrial
Low.
Re s ident ial-
l€diun.
Res iden-
SHOREEROSIONSITUATION
WATER
RATE
QUAIITY
srRucruRss
I
None.
Piers and sheet pile
heads in harbor.
Satis factory .
Slight
er\)sion.
Hediun.
Satisfactory.
Re sident ial-
Medium.
Satisfactory.
ResiCential
l{edium.
PSTENTIAI,
I succesrpo AcrroN
bulk-
USE ENHANCEMENT
lbr€.
MininaL
,lone .
NorE.
t{ininaI.
Moderate
erosion.
Rubble riprap and groins
of low effectiveness.
Artificial
nourishMinimt.
mnt of the beactr€s
I'loderate
erosion.
I to 2\ ttl
)ione.
Best left
Satisfactory.
lbderate
erosion.
I to 2 ft/yc
ldone
None.
Itininal
None.
Mlnimal.
None.
Inprtcv€d access to th€
river rrculd incr.ease
its recreational
potential.
l{one .
I{ininal
Minirnal
reek: LorrEr one-half nile is a shipping rarker for Fort Eustis,
no specific
creek use above
F L . F
2A
Goose Island
5,000 feet
(I.I ni.)
Fastland:
Strore:
lprr, artificial
lltelrlatirlg
l€arshor:e :
zb
@ose Island
to Holleys
cut
I]-r00O feet
Fastlard:
Shore:
2D
Mul-berry Point
to Curtis Point
35r000 feet
(5.5 mi.)
marsh.
;hor€ :
yidth.
Frirge ard enbayed marsh and
beach.
Govemrpnt, fedelal,
Fort
Eustis (unmanaged, wooded)
t-hused.
,{earshore:
Fastland:
Shor€ :
Stpr€:
Fringe and extensive
Shore:
lpry shre
.
:
Fastland:
Skiffes
Federal
Cr€ek channel.
Fort
Creek channel.
Wide.
Fa stlarrl
Nearstrore:
Skiffes
Govemnent, federal,
Eustis.
Sorne r€cr€aEion.
Nearshore:
Itrearshore:
rc
Intenediate
lastland:
[,ow stlore ard artificia]..
(2.I ri.)
ltorleys Gut to
Mulbeuy Point
4,800 feet
(0.9 mi.)
fringe
shore.
Intemdiate
Fastland:
narsh.
width.
lpw shor€.
Beach, fringe
marsh.
Nearshore: Wide.
Governrnent, federal, Fort
Eustis.
Shore : llnused.
-Reserye
lGarshore:
fleet anchorage.
Fastland:
and extensive
Shore :
Federal
Governrent, federal Fort
Federal
Eustis (unmanaged, r,uooded
).
Llnused.
Nearshore:
as a natura Miniral.
AI€A.
SheIIfishing.
5A
Warwick River,
West Bank
45,000 feet
(8.7 ni.)
jastland:
Lol, shor€ and noderately
GovernfiEnt, fedelal,
Fort
low shore.
Eustis (unr'anaged, r.noded)
Shor€: Fringe, extensive and embayed ihore : llnused.
narsh.
tlearshore : Recr€ational- boating.
Nearshore:
Relatively
narrovr creek.
FederaL
Residential
Medium.
Intefirpdiate.
None
None.
3B
Wamick River
East Bank
45,000 feet
(8. s r.i. )
Fastland:
Private
Re s idenrial
Inw.
Interyediate.
Moderate
erosion.
under 2 fb/y:
Sore private
3C
Wamick River
l,lenchvifle
51800 feet
( l- .1 mi ..)
Fastland:
I'{oderately low shor\g, usu- !'astland ! Residential- ancl govemment
ally with bluff.
Shor€: Mostly fringe narsh and sor€ S h o r e : I n c i d e n t a l .
beach.
Nearshore: Wide.
Nealshor€ : Recr€ational boating.
Pri.vate
and
ResidenEial-
Low.
Internediate.
None
BulkheaC,
groins.
3D
Deep Crcek
2,700 feet
(0.5 mi.)
Fastland:
Private
and
I i^hf
Low.
fntgmediate.
None
Bulkheading (utility)
piers, boat rarnp.
Nor€.
Moderately lotd shore with
Fast1and3 Residential.
bluff.
Narror,, sand beach and enbayed S h o r € : P r i v a t e r e c r € a E i o n .
marsh.
Nearshore: Wide, hard bottom,
Nearshor€: Boating, fishing and shel
fishing.
Deep Cr€ek Channel
paral-l-e1s a section of the
shoreline.
Private
Residential
Lo!v.
ltrIsatisfactory.
l{oderate
er:osion.
SeawalJ.s, bulkheading and
groins, quite effective.
Piers and dock.
Ccmplete bulkheading
The creation of better
of bluff areas or
beaches rrould inprove
a ploperly designed
the recreational
aspects
groin field.
of the beach.
Pastland:
P!ivate
Res idential
Very Lovr.
Lhsatisfactory.
None.
Bulkheading,
generall-y
efSore repair
fective;
!,val1S.
sor€ groins
and
riprap.
Piers,
docks
and boathouses.
Fastland:
low shore and trDderately
low shore,
usually
with
bluff.
Shore:
Fringe,
extensive
and enbayed
narsh.
Nearshore:
Relatively
shal-low cr€ek.
Shore:
Creek:
4A
Deep Cr€ek to
Indigo Lake
r 1 nnn
rrrvvu
c^^!
rcEL
(2.2 ni.)
4B
Indigo lFke to
Lake Maury
8,900 feet
(I.7 mi.)
Fastlano;
Shor€:
Residential.
Sorne recr€ation,
Nearshor€:
Recr€ational
boating
I{oderately l-ow shore, sorrE Fastland:
Conrr,ercial, reer€ational
tines with bluff.
and residential.
Fringe marsh and artificially
Shore: Boat support.
stabilized.
Drcdged harbor.
Creek: Boating.
Fastland:
Sh.or€:
Shore:
l,loderately low shore with
Sand beach and artificial
containnent.
trVide, hard botton.
Nearshor€:
lastland:
ihore:
Residential
Private
,learshore:
and recreati:rEl,
Indust ry
recreation'.
Boating,
piers
f ishing,
and
7A
)1
effective,
and
tc
sea-
Artif icial- beach nourishrent to existing be:ches
SHORELINE
SITUATION
REPORTSUBSEGMENT
NEWS,VIRGINIA
SUMMARYFOR NEWPORT
SUBSEGI{ENT
4C
ake Nauq/ South
L7r400 feet
(5.3 Li-)
5t
SlhigEd DcPrEirl
5r9oo feet
(0.7 ni.)
low shore vrith
lloderately
btuff.
Slpre:
Sard beaeh and artificial
contaij|ents.
lGarslpre:
Si& arrd intervediate.
Fastlard:
fastlard:
Sfpre:
l$erately
Artificial.
1or shole eith bluff.
llone.
Nearslpr€:
5B
Shipyad
17r000 feet
(3.2 mi.)
Fastland:
Shore:
5D
SmaLL Boat
Harbo!
3,500 feet
(0.5 mi.)
Fastland:
Shor€:
Fastland:
Shore:
Nearshor€:
5A
Newport llelrs to
Salters Creek
81100 feet
(I.5 ni.)
Fastland:
6B
Salters Cr€ek
5001000 sq. ft
Fastland:
I
Afifl
fitl-.
stabilized.
A dredged harbor.
l,ord shor€ .
fi-1].
Beach and artificial
or containlent.
Narrow to Intenediate.
Nearsfore:
Shorer
Shore:
Cr€ek:
5C
Sal-te!s Crcek
Noth
Artificially
l,ow shore.
containrEnt and
Artificia]
fringe and enbayed rursh.
portion
is an artifiqial
lpv.er
boat basin, upper portion is
rrEandering
a
str€an.
Fastland:
Shore:
Fastland:
Shore:
low shore.
Artificial.
Private
City
85%
WATER
EAZARD
QUAI,ITY
Res ident ia1
l,fl.
Nearshor€3
Wide, hard bottom.
P.ATE
Fasttand:
Shor€:
Shorc:
Induscrial-.
Moderate
er0sion
Generally ef fective bulkheads and seawalls, gluit
of slight effectiraness,
useless rubble riprap.
1\o fishing piers andtle
Janes River Bridge.
[.lse of proper stone
riprap in place of
the mbble . trLso,
gnoins
fuII siz
Dight seRe to
uiden the beach.
losretic
actions and proler
protection
of the bluff
at Hmtington Park could
mke for a much inpnoved
shore park.
Unsatisfactory
None
The ar.ea is being
filfed
and bulkheadirg
ril-I
be
enplaced
to pratect
the
fi1l.
!(one
l{one
Creek:
and
sore
Private
Industrial
Low.
Lhsatisfactory
None
Pj.ers, docks, and bulk-
None
None
City
Cotrurercia].
Low.
tln satisfactory
None
Large piers
and a stairway
down the b1uff.
None
The park
Industrial
Uedium to
I.lnsatisfactory
None
None
None
Mininal
Industrial
and
Residential
1.,!ediursto
High.
Llnsatisfactory
lMerate
er0sion
Re sidential-
Medium to
High.
llnsatisfactory
None
and
area
and
utility
Private
Cor$nercial and }ight inand Harpton sagg
dustrial
Boat dockage, conrercial.
City
i,Ot'g.
Boating.
Residential-, industrialt
and recreational.
Recr€ation.
Private
Cit Y
and
Soating.
Recr€ational
tiaL.
'
Recreation
Boating
Fastland:
Shole:
Industria].
None.
Nearshor€:
Shore:
Private
Lhused
FastlanC:
Fastfand:
USE ENHANCEMENT
and shipbuilding.
Recr€ationalcormer.cial-.
Sore recr€ation.
Nearshore:
Shore:
POTENTIAI,
SUGGESTED ACIIOII
Shipping and shipbull-ding
Shippilg
I€alshor€:
Fastland:
Industrial.
STRUCTURES
[hsatisfactoIr't
IsX
and
and
residen-
and
Private
ldearshor€:
Fishing
|'Eperrtilt ,{|an tE lanFn
brrq
hr.idgp Trr€f.
ft,eathg a fine
beach f T.incolrr H(
drd tle
ptrrsd*€
CtyD''|<EpE. for
modific*im
of tte Sa.lbrs
Cred( rd krdcscnB'd< area
,€uLC. g$e*tly <tprre tfe poilfi
l-.-l
rvl
hr{<Firlal
Dunped concrete-slab
ripImplerentation
of ttre cerEal G 1!us crEegtrert.
rap of roderate
effecti\re
parks pian, i.ncl-udes City plan for exp,ansion anc
ness. Rubble jetties
each
inproved hrlkleading
r€vitalization
of park
side of entrance,
high'*ay
and a rcvised boat
area is .rn excel].ent plar
hdrbor.
for imprpverEnt.
4mft. steeltpJakEonn. k
Arders<n Bd< aea slotrld
dAr&scn
M<aea tc been
b hilltealdc
rlqd
firld ad/&' rep:pped. 5.p of
wittr large oreful-V
poirt is ripreeed ardfilH.
pJaed $ce.Vl,E
hnkSeawalfs ard brllteds.
fBd stp:td be toed
B*#"ut.ffi #.H"d'
fishirg.
Residentia]..
Rec!€ation,
City
Private
Residential
Mediun.
at lov, tide.
foaf
(0.7 ni.)
SHORE EROSION SITUATIOi{
Industrisl.
Nearshore:
Very narrgw.
and recr€a-
FIPOD
ZONING
Nearsho!€3 Fishing, shellfishing,
boating and sone swiming.
Shore:
None.
Artificial
Shore:
OWNERSHIP
USE
Residential
tional.
RecreationaL.
Fastl-and:
Artificial
Moderately low shor€ vrith
bluff.
Narrow, thin sand beach.
Nearshor€:
Fastland:
width, mt'tJy. Nearsfor€:
InteBEdiate
Artificial.
Nearshore:
5C
CfEr:q*Etr' I'e\pcrt
Park
11350 feet
(0.2s mi.)
SHOREI,ANDS
SHORtsI.AIIDS TTPE
and boating.
?6
[.hsat j.sfactory
None
Excellent stone
sawal]-.
Storm drai-n
outfal-Is and 2 stairrlavs
down the face of tfre
seawall.
None
l{iriral.
4.2 SEGMENT
ANDSUBSEGMENT
DESCRIPTIONS
37
PHOTOS: Aerial-USDA 17Apr37 1'lO 162, 183.
NEll,/S,VIRGINIA
SKIFFH CREEK,NEWPORT
2A,28,2c)
1 (Maps
sEGIun{r
ilfft ;;3:lTl I#1?',',oo''
VIIVF lOAprTl NN-l 1+2-170, 178-181.
ot"Tl;,,'1;o?l"t;;lrl1"'l;]"iT:=:H"l::*
Eustis
- vrMS2rMaylrNN-11-17.
Gror.rnd
SHORFJANDSTYPE
FASTLAND: I{oderately low shore with bluff.
SHORE: Fringe and embaYed marsh.
CREEK: Shallow mearrderi-ng creek, ',v-ith dro'vned
valley.
USE
SHORENANDS
FASTLAID: Government (,.,ruoranaged,wooded) 10% anJ, residential-.
SHORE: 0ccasi-ona1 usage on1Y.
CREEK: lotryer one-half nile is a shippi-ng harbor for Fort Eustis, no specific creek use
above that.
O\ilIIffiSHIP: Federal,
Fort
E\rstts - 1O/", private
-
ea%.
ZOIIING: Residentia]
and industrial.
Fl00D HAZARD: low.
WATffi QUAT,ITY: lio data available.
SHOREEROSIONSITUATION: Stable.
ER0SIONMTE; None.
EIiDAIIGERD STRUCTURES: None
SHOREPROTECTIVESTRUCTURES:NONC.
OTHERSiiORESTRUCTURES:Tnere are numerous piers
and sheet pile bulJrheaCs i-n the harbor.
NAVrGABrlrrY: A dredged 17*-foot charuael extends
from JannesRiver d.eep lvater to the Fort E''tstis
Above the harbor Skiffes Creek meanCers
harbor.
and appears to have depths of 4 to 6 feet.
POTDITIAI LTSEDiIIANC4IENT: ]/iinimal-. Because the
creek is so narrow a-nd shalfow and the mouth is
a busy harbor, the opportunities for possible
recreationaf use are snall.
Quadr.,
IrlApS: LTSGS,7.5 ldin.ser. (topo.), YOBImo'v[N
1965, Photorevised 1970.
c&GS, #529, 1:4O|0OO scal-e, JAI\IESRIVF,R
lfev4;ort News to Jamestol'rn Islandr 1972.
ZR
coosE ISLAND, NE\l[POm NEWS, VTRGINIA
SUBSEGMH{T24 (Maps 2A, 28, 2C)
Islanil
Peninzula.
TYPE
SHOREI,ANDS
shore (the Goosu
FASTLAND: low, artificial
Islald Peni-nsuia is composed of dred.ge spoil).
fri.r:ge marsh and beach.
SHORE: Alternating
width.
NEARSHORE: Intermediate
SHOREIANDSUSE
FASTLAND: Fecleral govemmentr Fort
(,rtnartag"ct, wood.ed.
).
SHORE: Unused..
Creek Cleannel.
NEARSHORE: Skiffes
1965r photorevised 1970.
C&GS,#529, 1:40'OOOseale, JAMN RM,
Neu4lort News to JamestovurIs1antl, 1972.
PHO'IOS: Aerial-USDA 17Lpy77 Ic 110 162, 1B7r 1B4i
U S D Al 1 O c t 5 3 D W J1 6 1 , 1 8 7 .
Ya.DE22Feb67 5 O47 122 O14.
NASA,1Oct71 7046, 7047, 7197.
VIIWS270ct72 NN-2L 2-3.
GOOSEISTAND TO MoRLEYS GUT, NEW:PORT
NEWS, VIRGINIA
SUBSEGMII{I 28 (Maps 2A, 28, 2C)
EXTHIIT: 11'OOOfeet
to Morleys Gut.
(Z.t ni.)
tron Goose Island
SIIORETANDSTYPE
FASTLAND: low shore and artificial.
SHORE: Frirge and embayecl marsh ancl beach.
NEA-RSHORE:IrYi-de.
SHORELANDSUSE
FASTLAI,ID; Federal government (Fort E\rstis and
U.S. Department of Connerce).
SIIORE: Some reereati-on.
reNEARSHORE: Generally unusedr some slight
creational- use.
&rstis
WIND AXD SEA DIPOSUIE: Goose Island is a penilthe James River.
westward ilto
sula protruding
Fetches are:
WIND AND SEA DIPOSIIRE: The shoreline
trend is
NNE - SSW. The maximrm fetch is 53 nm to the
Nlirr.
NIM5 nm
W2
OWNffiSHIP: Federal-.
sw4
ZONING: Resi-dential-.
OWNERSHIP: Federal.
FIOOD HAZAID: Medium. The area is quite lowt
commonly rmd.er 5 feet, but there is little
that
by
hi.gh water.
woul-d be harmecl
ZONING: Resid.ential.
EL00D HAZARD: Medilm,
noncritical.
by the State
WATERQUAIITY: Found satisfactory
Connissi-on as of July 1975.
Shel-lfish Sanitation
WATERQUAIITY:
No d.ata.
BEACHQUAIITY:
No beaches.
BEACHQUAIITY:
l-ittered.
SHOREERO'SIONSITUATION: Goose Islancl is an arWhile
peni-nsuIa of dred.ge spoil.
tificial
there may be local areas of shoreline retreatt
to jud.ge and not
overall- erosion is difficult
.
particularly
significant
EROSIONMTE:
None.
STRUCTURF,S: None.
EI,IDANGEAED
SI{OREPROTECTIVESTRUCTURES: None.
Suggestecl Action:
OTHERSHORESTRUCTURES: None.
MAPS: usGS, 7.5 Min.Ser.
Minima].
(topo.),
The beach is narrow and
SI{OREEROSION SITUATION
There are attempts to
EROSIONMTE:
Moderate.
control the problen wj-th rubble riprap arid
groins.
BIDANGERD STRUCTURES: None.
SHOREPROTECTIVESTRUCTIIRES: Groi-ns and rubble
riprap protect much of the shoreline of this
effective.
subsegment. Both are only slightly
i-n longshore
There is very 1itt1e material
trznsport
to be trapped. by the groins and the
material- used as riprap is too sal-I.
None.
POTBITIAL USE n{HANCruHtIT:
Fair.
Artificial
nourishment of the
Suggested. Actj-on:
groined beaches night stem the erosion problem.
vonnrowu Quadr.,
19
OTHffi SHORESTRUCTUEES: Several
piers.
small
(fishine
f)
MORLEYSGUI T0 MUIBFfiRY POINT,
NEW?ORTNEVTS,VIRGINIA
STJBSEGMNT2c (Iilaps 24,
POTNTIAI LTSEENHANCU'$I'IT: lli.ninal.
MAPS: USGS, 7.5 l/Iin.Ser. (fopo. ), YORI{IOImI
Quadr.,
1965, photorevised 1970.
c&GS, #529, 12401000 scal-e, JA-MES
Rr\rgR,
Nervport News to JarnestownIsland, 1972.
PHOTOS: Aerial-USDA 17Lpr37 IG 11O 161, 162, 1B3t
1e4i
U S D A5 1 O c t 5 1 D W J - 4 N1 6 1 , 1 8 6 , 1 8 7 .
V a D H2 2 F e b 6 3 5 O 4 7 1 2 2 0 1 + - 0 1 6 .
N A S A1 1 O c t 7 1 7 0 4 6 , 7 0 4 7 , 7 1 9 7 .
VIIIIS 270ct72 NN-2B 4-17;
VIMS lOApr7l NN-2B 171-177.
Grouurd - VIIUS 2JMay73 N.V-2B 14-27.
POTBITIAL USE BIHANCEMBIT: Mini-rna]-.
EXTEITT: 4,BOO feet
Mrr'l hprnrr
(0.9 ri.)
28, 2C)
fron Morleys Gut to
Pni nl.
PIIOTOS: Aerial-USDA 17Lpr77 IG 110 161, 162,
184-186;
USDA 11oet53 DWJ-4N187-189.
VaDII 22Feb67 5 O47 122 O15-O17.
N A S A, 1 0 c t 7 1 7 0 4 6 , 7 0 4 7 .
VIMS 27Oct72 NN-2c 18-22.
SHONEI"ANDS
TYPE
FASTIAND: low shore.
SHORE: Fringe and extensi-ve marsh.
IiEARSHORE: Interrnediate
width.
SHORX],ANDS
USE
FASTIAND: Fed.eral goverrment (f'ort Drstis).
SHORE: Unused.
NEARSHORE:Reserve fleet a^nchora€e.
WIND A-I'IDSEA E]IPOSUfiE: The shoreline
trend is
NE _ S\4i.
Fetches are:
NNtl[ 6 nm
NW 2 nm through the reser.e'e
fleet
W
2 nm through the reserve
fleet.
OWNERSHIP: Federal.
ZONING: Resid.ential-.
I'IOOD IIAZARD: Medium, but there is little,
if
anything,
that would be harned by high water.
WATERQUAIITY: Found satisfactory
by the State
'1971.
Shellfish
Sanitation
Connission as of July
BEACHQUA.IITY: There are no beaches il
segment.
this
SHOREEROSIONSITUATION
EROSIONMTE:
Moderate.
The shoreline
this- subsegment general-ly is retreating
to 2b feet per year.
ENDANGffiD STRUCIURES: None.
SHOREPROIECTIVE STRUCTURES: None.
Suggested. Action:
alone as a natural
The subsegment is
area.
OTHERSHORESIRUCTURF,S: None.
40
M[PS: USGS, 7.5 Mln.Ser. (topo.), yORI(Tom{euadr.,
1965, photorevised. 1970.
C&GS, #529, 1:4O,OOOSCAIE, JAMESRIVER,
Newport News to Jamestown Islarid, 1972,
sub-
of
at 1
best left
MUTEERRY
POINT TO CURTIS POrNT,
MAPS: USGS,7.5 MiJI.Ser. (topo.), uurannny ISLAND
Quadr., 1965r photorevlsed 1970.
C&GSI#529, 1:4OIOOOsca1e, JAI\{ES
RIIIERI
Newport News to JamestovynIsland, 1972.
NEWPORTNEWS, VIRGINIA
SUBSEGMH{T2D (X4aps 2A, 28, 2C and 3\
3Bt 3C)
EXTENII
z 33.OOOfeet (0.1 ni.) along the }/hrlberry
Isl-and. shoreline
from l/Iulberry Point to Curtis
Point.
SHORELANDS
TYPE
FASTLAITID; I,ow shore.
SHORE: Beach and fringe
NEARSHORE: titide.
and extensive
SHORUUI,NDS
USE
FASTLAND: Federal government
urunana6edl woocled).
SHORE: Unused.
NEARSHORE: Shellfishing.
(Fort
WIND AND SEA EICPOSURE:The shoreli:le
NW - SW.
Fetches are:
Siil 5 nn
S 4nm.
marsh.
Eustis
trend
PH0IOS: Aerial--USDA17Lpr77 IE 110 77-79, 159161, 1B5t 186;
U S D A5 1 O c t 5 3D W J - 4 N1 5 2 , 1 5 7 t 1 5 9 , 1 S , 1 8 9 t
192'
VaDH2o0cr59 5 121 O59 126;
VaDH22Feb635 O47 122 O15-O1B;5 121 12O
o 7 B - 0 8 0 ,| ' t 4 - 1 1 6 , 1 2 6 , 1 2 7 .
VIMS 270ct72 NN-2D 23-57.
-
is
OWNERSHIP: Federal-.
ZONING: Residenti-al.
FIOOD HAZARD: Mediu-m. The area is
but there are no stmctures
that
dangered by high water.
quj-te low,
woultl be en-
WATERQUAIIIY:
Found satisfactory
by the State
'1973.
Shel-lfish Sanitation
Cornnissi-on as of JuIy
BEACII QUAIITY:
namow.
Poor.
The beach j-s thin
and
SHOREEROSIONSITUATION: Fai-rly stable.
EROSIONMTE:
Moderate.
There i-s a general
to 2-foot per year retreat.
EIIDANGE,
m STRUCTURES: None.
SHOREPROTECTIVESTRUCTURES: None.
Suggested Action:
1
None.
OTHERSHORESTRUCTURES: None.
POTH\ITIAI USE H{HANC${U{T:
Mini-mal-.
41
MAPS: USGS, 7.5 Min.Ser. (fopo.), uuffnnnY ISLAI\TD
Quadr., 1965, photorevised 197O.
C&GS, #529, 1 :40, O0O scal-e, JAMESRl\rffi.,
Newport News to JamestovvnIsland, 1972.
PHOTOS: Aerial-USDA 17Lpt37 IG 11O 52-54, 75,
77-79;
U S D A1 1 O c t 5 3 D W J - 4 N1 2 4 , 1 5 2 1 1 5 7 t 1 5 9 ,
Vani{ 5Sep5B 4 121 O12 148;
VaDH 2O0ct59 5 121 o59 126;
VaDII 22Feb67 , 121 12O 114, 127.
N A S Al 1 O c t 7 1 7 0 4 6 - 7 0 4 9 , 7 1 9 8 .
VIMS 27Oct72 NN-IB 59;
Vil/IS lOApr7l NN-IB 182-297; ][N-]B 240-264.
Grourd - VIMS
7May77 NN-IB 28-32,
waRwIcK RIyEA., MENCHVTtrIE, NEW.POnT
NEWS, VIRGTNTA
SUBSEGMEITI
]C (Maps JA, lBt
3C)
EXTBIT: 5rB0O feet (t.t ni.) tron Deep Creek to
the narsh pollt
north of the rrYour€rr triarrgul-ation station,
east of Menchvil}e.
SHOREIANDSTYPE
FASTIAND: Moderately 1ow shore, usually with
bluff.
SHORI: Mostly fringe marsh, some beach.
NEARSHOffi: Wide, mouth of the trTarwick Rlver.
SHORETANDSUSE
(rura1) and government
FASTIAND: Resj-dential
(se*age treatment plant, prison farn).
SHORE: 0ccasional use only.
NEARSHORE: Recreational
boatilg.
MND AND SEA DCPOSURE: Ihe shoreline
trend. is
NW - SW.
Fetches are:
SW4nm
S 5nn.
Mulberry Islarrd (Fort Eustis) shiel-ds the area
from west and northwest winds ancl waves.
OWNERSHIP: Private
and City.
ZONING: Residential.
Fl00D HAZARD: low.
feet.
Most of the area is
above 20
WATffi. QUAIITY: Founci intermediate
by the State
Shel-lfish Sanitation
Commission as of July 1975.
BEACHQUAIITY: Poor.
is thil
anil narrow.
What l_ittle
beach there is,
SHOREE"ROSIONSITUATION
EFOSIONMTE:
None.
F,IIDANGEA.DSTRUCTURES: lVone.
SHOREPROTECTM STRUCTURBS: Bulkhead and
groins along the prisonfs shore.
The bulkhead.
appears effective
in combatti:rg the local erosion.
Suggestecl Action:
None.
OTI{ffi. SHORESTRUCTURES: None.
A7
POIENTIAL USE DIHANCEII{E}IT:Mini_ma]-.
IVIAPS:USGS,7.5 Min.Ser. (topo.), tuullmny ISTAI{D
Quadr., 1965t photorevised. 1970.
c&GS, #529, 124Qr000scat-e, JAMESRrVnR,
Newport Newsto JamestownIsland, 19T2.
PHOTOS:AeriaL-USDA17Lpr37 IG 11O 52-54, TT-79;
U$DA15{ue7l IG 140 170;
U S D A3 1 O c t 5 3D W J - 4 N1 2 4 , 1 5 9 t 1 6 1 .
VanH 5Sep535 121 O12 148;
VaDII2O0ct59 5 121 059 126, 128;
VaDH22Feb615 121 120 126, 127,
VIMS 270ct72 NN-]C 60-63;
YilIS 10Apr7, NN-lc 265-272.
DEEP CREEK, NE*/IPORT
NE]VS, VTRGTNIA
SUBSEGMUTIT
3D (Uaps 3A, 3BI 7C)
EXTm,iT2 2r7OO feet from the inl-etrs entrarrce to a
point just above the tlfanry-ick Yacht Club.
The
creek extends roughly 1 nile farther i:rland. as
a shal-l-ow, tidal marsh creek.
SHORETA.IIDS
TYPE
FASTLAND: Moderatefy low shore, sometimes
ivith bluff.
SHORE: Fringe rnarsh and artificially
stabilized.
CREEK: A dred.ged harbor in the lower 2r7OO
feet; sha11or,v,tidal- creek in the upper ni1e.
SHORE]T,ANDS
USE
FASTIAND: Commercial, support faciliti-es
for
the I oeal ovster fleet and for al extensive
pleasure boat fleet;
(Il!"arwick
al-so recreational
.\
Yacht ClubJ ald residential-.
SHORE: Boat support.
CREEK: BoatinE.
OIVNERSHIP:Private
ZONING: light
pressure woul_d nake signi_uses and population
ficant alteration
very difficult.
MAPS: USGS, 7.5 Min.Ser. (fopo.), UUllnnny ISIAIfD
Quadr., 1965, photorevised. 1970.
C&GS, #529, 1'.4OIOOOscale, JAMESRIVER,
Newport News to JamestorrvnIsland, 1972,
PHOTOS: Aerial--USDA 17Apr37 IG 110 52-54;
USDA 2lJun77 IE 176 22;
USDA 15Aus37 Ic 140 170;
U S D A3 1 O c t 5 3 D W J - 4 N1 2 4 .
VaDH 5Sep5B 5 121 O12 148;
Va.DH22Feb65 5 121 12O 126, 127.
N A S A1 ' l O c t 7 1 7 0 4 8 , 7 0 4 9 , 7 1 9 8 .
VIIVISlOApr7l NN-ID 273-293
Ground - VIMS 3Apr73 NN-5D 13-36;
VI1US 7May73 NN-ID 3T-62.
and City.
ind.ustry.
EL00D HAZARD: low.
Most of the area is
above 10
+^^+
WATERQUAIITY: Fouad j-ntermediate by tne State
Shellfish Sanitation Commission as of July 1973.
SI{OREEROSIONSITUATION: Stable.
EROSIONRATE: None.
ENDANGERDSTRUCTLIRES:None.
SHOREPROIECTIVESTRUCTIIRES:None.
Suggested Action:
Ilone.
OTHERSHORESTRUCTLI-RES:Most of the lorver part
of the creek is bulkheaded, which woul-d fallclass as it is used as
into the 'rutllityrf
dock space for the various marinas. AIso,
there are piers and a boat-launching ramp.
IIAVIGABIIITY: Good. There is a maintai-ned @foot deep chalnel and. a 6-foot turni-ng basi:t.
POTNTIAI
USE n'THI-l[Cm/lH{T: Ifini-nal,
as existing
AA
TT
DEEP CREEKTO INDIGO I,AJ{E; NEWPORTNEWS, VIRGINIA
SUBSEGMENT
4A (Maps 3\
EXTHIT: 11'OOOfeet (Z.Z ni.)
1et to Indigo lake.
lBt
5C)
fron Deep Creek jn-
SHOREI,ANDS
TYPE
FASTIAND: Moderately Iow shore with bluff.
SHORE: Narrow, sandy beach and embayecl marsh.
NEARSHORE: Wicle, hard botton.
SHOREIANDSUSE
(suburban).
FASTIIND: Residential
SHORE: Private recreation.
NEARSHORE: Boatingl
fishi:rg,
ancl shellfishing.
The Deep Creek channel parallels
a section of
the shorelile.
. Two high, long ancl widely spacecl grolns
(n:-gures 9 antl 11) are qui-le effecti.ve and.
successful il trapping sancl ancl builcli4g a
good beach. The najority
of the other groins
are half-heartetl
affairs
of rubble, concrete
blocks or rrbeach rocktt (iron-c.mented. sand.
from the bluffs)
ancl generally
are too 1ow
and too perneable to be significantly
effective.
Suggeste,l Actj-on:
Complete bulkJreadilg of the
bluff
areas or a properly
d.esignect groil-fie1d.,
working as the 2 successful groins now d.o, are
the nost probably successful_ methods of protecting
the bluff,
The lantlscapetl or terraced.
bluff
behilcl the seawall, in some 1ocations,
appears to be a fi-ne, although expensive, methocl of shore protection.
OTHERSHORESTRUCTURES: There are several
piers and d.ocks.
OFFSHORE: James Ri-ver Char:nel-.
WIIID AND SEA DIPOSURE: The shoreline
fromN-StoNW-SE.
Fetches from B1unt Point are:
mall
trend. varies
POTENTIAL USE ffHANCHVIHIT: The creation of better
beaches woulcl improve the recreational_ aspects
of the shorelile.
s 4+nn
SW}}t-
IUAPS: USGS, 7.5 Min.Ser. (topo.), uurtmny ISLAI{D
Qradr., 1965, photoreviseal 1970.
c&GS, #529, 1:40'OOO sca1e, JAMESRryER,
Newport News to Jamestown Island, 1972.
lv 6b*
NW G trn.
OIII{ERSHIP: Prlvate.
ZONING: Resi-denti-al-.
FIOOD HAZISD: low, except for temporary ilcreases
of erosion as a result of h-lgh water l-evels
along the bluffs.
IYATERQUAIITY: Found unsati-sfactory
by the State
Shellfish
Sanitation
Connlssion as of July 1977.
BEACH QUAIITY: Generally fair;
very good il
area built
up by 2 large groins.
PHOtOS: Aeria]-USDA 17Apr77 trG 11O 21, 22, 51, 52;
USDA 154w77 IG 140 168-170;
USDA 51Oet57 DIYJ-4N122, 124.
VaDII 5Sep56 5 121 O12 144i
YaDII 2OOct59 5 121 O59 128;
Ya.DII22Feb67 5 121 12O 124-127, 157t 158.
VIMS 27oct72 NN-4A 66-76.
Gronnii - YIMS 1OApr75 NN-4A 63-110.
the
INDIGO IAIG T0 LAJG MAURY, NESIPORINEIYS, VIRGINTA
SUBSEGMENT
48 (Maps 4A, 4I , 4C)
Elmm{T: 81900 feet (t.7 ni.) fron the nouth of
Indigo lake to the nouth of lake Maury.
SI{OREIANDSTYPE
FASTIAND: Moderatel_y 1ow shore with bluff.
SHORE: Sand beach ancl artificial
contai-:nnent.
NEARSHORE: Wlde, hard botton.
SHOREI.AI{DSUSE
(suburban) arrd recreaFASTLAND: Resi-dential
tional.
SHORE: Private recreation.
NEA-RSHORE:Boating, fishing,
and shellfishing.
OFtrSHORE: James River
Charu:el.
WIND AND SEA D(POSURE: The shorel-ine trencl is
NW - SW.
tr'etches are:
S & tn across the James River
SW ,6 nm.across the James River
W 7 rn across the James River
NW B nm up the Janes Rj.rrer.
OWNEESHIP: Private.
ZONING: Residential.
FIOOD IIAZARD: Very }ow.
WATffi. QU.{IITY: Found unsatisfactory
by the State
Shel-Ifish Sanitati-on Conmission as of July 1973.
BEACTIQUAIITY: Fair to poor.
Generally artificial seawal-l vrith very little
beach below.
SI{OREER0SION SITUATION: Under control.
EROSIONRATE: None at present, historically
the rate has been less than 1 foot per year.
ENDANGERED
STRUCTURES: None.
SHOREPROTECTIVESTRUCTIIRIS: Nearly continous
bulkheadir:g that is generally
effecti-ve;
some
groins and rj-prap.
SHOREEROSIONSITUATTON
EROSIONRATE: Moclerate.
BIDANCERD STRUCTURES; None.
SHOREPROIECTIVE STRUCTURES: About half the
subseroent is protected by seawall-s or bulkheacls which are generally effective.
Ilowever,
in most cases it would have been beneficial
to use tleeper footings in order to prevent
und.ercuttilg.
Suggestect A.ction:
wa1ls.
Some repairs
to the sea-
OTIIERSHORESTRUCTURES: There are piers,
Aq
docks,
and boathouses.
beach
POTHITIAL USE mIHANCm/InrT: Artificial
nourishm.ent at the .lilerry Point Association
in the seawal-l would
beach arrd at the reentrant
aspects of the subimprove the recreational
^^,*^*+ u.
DEE;usrr
MAPS; USC,S,7.5 lriin.Ser. (fopo.), iuUmmnY ISLAND
Quadr. , 1965, photorevised 197O, and, NEWPORT
NE'\ifSNORIH Qr.adr., 1965, photorevised" 1970.
C&GS, #529, lz4OrOOO sca1e, JAMESRfyER,
Newport Neivs to Jarnestown Islarrd, 1972.
PHOTOS: Aerj-al-USDA 23Jun77 tW 116 24;
USDA 15Me7l Fc 140 168-170;
US|A liOct5S DIU-4N 117, 127.
VaDH 5Sep5B 5 121 O12 143, 144,
VaDH 22Feb63 5 121 12O 157, 159,
VaDH 181!far665 121 212 O+7.
VrMS 270ct72 NN-4B 77-86.
Grould - VIIIIS 16Apr73 NN-4ts 111-157.
LAI(E MAURYSOUTI{, NE]WPORT
NEWS, VIRGTNIA
SUBSEGMHIT4C (Maps 44,
48, 4C)
EXTIT '
17 t4OOfeet (Z.l ^i. ) trom the take Maury
outfall
to the j-ntersection
of Hr.rrtington
Avenue and Ri-ver Road.
SHORTf,ANDS
TYPE
FASTLAND: Moderately low shore with bluff.
SI{ORE: Sand beach and artificial
contairunent.
NEARSHORE: Wid.e and intermediate.
SHORETIANDS
USE
(urfan) ancl recreational_
FASTLAND: Residential
/ -(Huntington
Park).
SHORE: Recreational-.
NEARSHORE: Fishi:rg, shellfishing,
boating and
some swlmmilg.
OFFSHORE: James River
Channel_.
WIND AND SEA DGOSIIRE: The shorefi-ne trend is
NW - SE.
Fetches are:
S
Bnn
SV 7+ t"L across the Jarnes River
W
a* nn
N"!',r1 1 nn up the James River.
OWNERSHIP: Private
- B5/"; Cjty - 15%.
ZONING: Resid.enti-al.
EL00D I{AZAID: low, except for temporary increases
of erosion as a result
of high water l_evels
along the bluffs.
IIVATER
by the State
QUAIITY: Formd unsatisfactory
Shell-fish Sanitation
Cornrnission as of July 1975.
BEACHQUA-IITY: Generally poor,
Huntington Park is fair.
except that
SHOREEROSIONSITUATION
E"ROSION
RATE: Moderate.
D'IDANGERDSTRUCTURES: A porti-on of River Road.
near lftrntfugton Avenue is endangered.
SHOREPROTECTIVESTRUCTURES: Much of the
northern part of the subsegment is protected by
bulkheads or seawall-s. These structures are
generally quite effective.
There are numerous
+o
sma1l groins of slight effectj_veness.
The
bluff
at hmtington
Park and the problem area
on River Road are trprotected" by a nearly useless rubble riprap.
Suggested. Action:
The use of proper stone riprap il place of the rubble.
Also, where there
is a nearshore sediment supply, ful_l si_ze
groins naight serve to 'nrid.enthe beach.
OTHERSHORESTRUCTURES: There are two fishing
piers and the Jarnes River Bridge.
POTBITIAL USE E{}IANCUffiIT: Cometi_c actions and
proper protection
of the bluff at Hu.:ntington
Park coul-d nake for a much inFroved shore park.
MAPS: USGS, 7.5 MiJ}.Ser. (lopo. ), UurfORT NEWS
NORTHQuadr., 1965t photorevi-sed 1970.
c&GS, #529, 1z40tOOOscale, JAImS RTVER,
Newport News to JamestovaeIs1and, 1972.
PHOIOS: Aerial--USDA 17Apr57 IG 110 20-22;
USDA2lJua37 W 156 26;
USDA11Oct53 DWJ-4N84, 86, 117.
VaDII 5Sep53 5 121 012 158-160;
VanH 22Feb63 5 121 12O 168, 169, 2O4, 2O5.
USGS1OMar63 2-226,
V a D H 1 B M a r 6 65 1 2 1 2 1 2 O 3 1 , 0 4 7 , 0 6 4 .
VIMS 270ct72 NN-4C B7-1o7.
Grorrnd - VIIVIS15Beb77 NN-4C 158-169;
VruS 16Apr73 NN-4c 170-205.
SHIPYARD DmmnIoN,
NErltpoRI NEWS, VIRGINIA
SIIBSEGMEITI5A (Maps 5A, 58, 5C)
EICIEIT3 lt9OO feet (0.7 ni.) fron the jltersectj-on
of lirntington
Avenue and River Roatl to the
Newport News Shi-pbuilding ancl Drydock Company.
SHOREIAI{DSTYPE
FASIIIND:
ArtificiaL
mod.erately low shore with
bluff.
SHORE: None.
NEARSHORE: Internediate
width, muddy.
SHORET,ANDS
USE
FASTIAIID: Industrial.
SHORE: Industria].
NEARSHORE: Shipping
OFISHORE: Jarnes Rlver
POTH{IIAL USE EIIHANCruE}IT: None.
MAPS: USGS,7.5 Min.Ser. (nopo.), wnWIORT
I\IEWS
NORIHOradr. , 1965, photorevised 197O, and,
NE'TIfPORI
NEWSSOUTHQuadr. , 1964, photorevised
1968.
c&Gs, #529, 1z40rOOOscale, JTMESRIyER,
Newport News to Jamestowl Islancl, 1972.
PI10T0S: Aerial--USDA17Apt7T trG 110 14, 15.
YaDH 5Sep5A5 121 O12 1DT, 158;
Va.DII22Feb63 j 'tZl 1ZO 2O4, ZOj.
USGS5OMay632-170.
ValE 1BMar665 121 212 016.
N A S A1 1 o c t 7 1 7 1 7 0 .
VIIVIS27oct72 NN-58 108-11o.
Ground - VI]VIS15TebT3 NN-DA 206-208.
and shipbuilding.
Channel.
W]I{D AND SEA DTPOSIIRE: The shoreli-ne
NW - SE.
Fetches are:
SHIPYASD, NEW:PORT
NEWr VIRGINIA
SUBSEcMniT 58 (Maps 5A, 58, 5C)
DITEIIT: 17 r 000 feet (3. 2 mi. ) rur:rring fron
Nev4rort News Point to the begfumirg of the 1977
shipyard. extention;
excluding the shorel_ine il
subsegment 5C (Christopher Neu4rort park shore).
SHORELA]YDS
TY?E
FASTtrAND: Artifici-al.
SHORE: Arti-ficiat-.
NEARSHORE: None.
SHORULANDS
USE
FASTIAND: Industrial
(shipyard,
coal yard.).
SHORE: Shi-ppilg and shJ-pbui1d.ing.
NEARSHORE: Unused.
OFtrSHORE: Shippi:eg.
trend
is
WIND AI,ID SEA DIPO,SURE: The shorel-ine
NNW_ SSE.
Fetches are:
NW12 nm
W *rn
s
is
4+m
W4nm
NTf 1l nm.
sn 7+M
S
trend
*tu..
OWNERSHIP: Private.
OWNERSHIP: Private.
ZONING: Industri-a].
ZONING: fndustrial_.
IIOOD HAZTRD:
FIOOD HAZARD: tow.
IYATERQUAIfTY: Fowrd ulsatisfactory
by the State
Shellfish
Sanitation
Connission as of July 1977.
MTm. QUAIITY: Found unsatisfactory
by the State
Shellfish
Sanitation Commission as of July 1973.
BEACII QUAIITY:
BEACHQUAIITY:
segment.
^ ^ f f i ^ 5 +
D st;uErf
There are no beaches in this
sub-
u .
sub-
SHOREEROSIONSITUATION: Stable.
E'ROSIONRATE: None.
ENDANGERED
STRUCTURES: None.
SHOREPROTECTM STRUCTURES: None.
SHONEEROSIONSITUATION
EROSIONMTE:
None.
HIDANGffiD STRUCTURES: None.
SHORI PROTECTIYESTRUCTURffi: The area is being
fill-ed
ancl bulldreading r.ril1 be emplacecl to protect the fill.
Suggested Action:
There are no beaches i_n this
Suggested. Action:
None.
OTIIffi. SHORESTRUCTURF"S:There are numerous piers,
d.ocks arr.clbulld:eads associated vri:ith the shipyards and coal yard.s.
None.
OTIIERSHORESTRUCTUff,S: None.
POTEIITIAL USE EIIHANCE'IHrIT: None.
A'7
TT
MA?s: usc,s, 7.5 Min.ser. (ropo.), tt-nwronrttnws
SOTJTH
Quadr., 1964, photorevised 1968.
c&Gs, #529, 1z40rOOOscaler JAMffi RrVm,
Nervport Ner,vsto Jamestown Island, 1972.
PHOTOS: Aerlal-USDA 17Lpr57 IG 110 15-17;
USIA 51Oct53 DWJ-4N75, 77, 78, BO-82, 84.
YaDH 4Sep5B 5 121 O12 096, O97;
VaIII 5Sep5B 5 121 O12 155-158;
Va)H 22Feb63 5 121 12O 2O5-2O8, 217, 218.
USGSlOMar63 2-170.
I { A S A1 1 0 c t 7 1 7 1 7 0 .
VIMS 27oct72 NN-58 111-115, 118-125.
Gronnd - VI]VIS15Feb77 NN-58 209-218.
clIRISTOpIf,R NE\lIl|pORtPARK, NEIYPORT
NEWS, yIRcn{IA
SUBSEGMDII5c (Maps 5Ar 5Bt 5c)
EifITT . 1 s75O f eet (O.Z> ni. ) , the nonindustrial
area adjacent to Chrlstopher Newport Park j-n
d.owntorrwrNevrylort News,
SIIORELA}IDSTYPE
FASTIAIID: Moderately Iow shore with
SHORE: Narrow, thin sand. beach.
NEARSHORE: Very narrow.
SHORELANDS
USE
FASTIAND: Recreational
cornmercial use.
SHORE: Some recreation.
NEARSHORE: None.
(a city
park)
bl-uff.
and some
OFISHOEE: Shipping.
\liIND AND SEA DCPOSURE: Similar to that of subsegment lB, but the shoreU:re of this subsegment i-s much more shielded from the south.
OWNERSHI?: Private
and City.
ZONING: Cornmerci-a]-.
ETOODMZARD:
low.
WATffi QUAIITY: Found. unsatisfactory
by the State
Shellfish
Sanitation
Connlssion as of July 1977.
BEACHQUAIITY: Fair.
distinctl-y
lessened
River in the €rea.
The quality
of the beach is
by the nature of the James
SIIOREEROSIONSITUATION: StableEROSIONMTE:
Ndne.
HIIDAIIGRD STRUCTURES: None.
SHOREPROTECTIVESTRUCTIJRXS:None, but the
protected on either side by large piers.
. area is
Suggestecl Aetion:
None.
OTi{m. SHORESTRUCTURES: There is a stairway dovn
at the northern ed.ge of the subsegthe bluff
ment.
POIHITIAIT USE UITHANCHIENT: The park area and
perhaps could be j:rcreased. by 'improvilg
utility
AA
access d.own the bl_uff to the water and by
better groonilg of the bluff.
MAPS: USGS, 7.5 Min.Ser. (Topo.), t[nwPOnt UowS
S0IITI{ Qradr., 1964, photorevised. 1968.
C&GS,#'29, 1:4O,OOOSCAIE, JAMESRIVER,
Nev4lort News to Jamesto,rvnIsland, 1972.
PHOIOS: Aeri-al-USDA 1/Apr37 IG 110 15-17;
USDA ,1Oct57 DWJ-4N77, 81, 82.
VaDH 4Sep5B 5 121 O12 96, 97i
Va.DIi 5Sep5B 5 121 O12 124, 125, 155;
V a D I I 1 B M a r 6 65 1 2 1 2 1 2 O O 1 , 0 1 6 .
USGS loMa$3 2-170.
NASA 510ct71 7'170.
VIIVF27oct72 NN-5C 116, 117.
Grouncl - VIM;S 2OMar75 NN-5C 219-221.
SMALI B0AT HARBOR,NEWPORT
NEWS, VIRGINIA
SUBSEGM'*T
5D(Maps
54, 58, 5c)
EXTNT:
This subsegment is an artificial
harbor 5,500 feet (O.A ni.) fone.
boat
USGS lOMar6T 2_170.
ilffi* ;;3:illlirl?; ,ro, 125.
Ground - VII/IS 15Teb73 NN-5D 228, 229;
VII/IS 2BMar75 NN-5D 222-227.
SHOREIANDSTYPE
FASTIAND: Artificial
fill-.
SHORE: Artificially
stabilized.
NEA-RSHORE:A dred.ged harbor.
SHORELANDS
USE
FASTIAITID; Commercial- and light
ildustrial
uses
associated w-ith the boat harbor and the HarnFton
Roads Sewage District
treatment p1ant.
SHORE: Boat d.ocka6e and conrnercial_.
NEARSHORE: Boatilg.
OWNERSIIIP: City.
ZONING: Industria].
EL00D HAZAID:
Medirm to l-ow.
WATERQUAIITY: Found wrsatisfactory
by the State
Shellfish Sanitation Commission as of July 1977.
SHOREEROSIONSITUATION
EROSIONMTE:
None.
FNDANGERDSTRUCTURES: None.
SHOREPROTECTIVESTRUCTIIRES: None.
Suggested Action:
lrlone.
NAVIGABIIITY: Good. An 11$-foot channel is maintained to the Nel4>ort News d.eep vrater channel-.
As of June 1!68, the dred.ged.harbor vras 10|
feet deep ald 150 feet w-ide.
POTH\TTIAI USE BI}IANCH/IEIIT: Milima1.
MAPS: USGS, 7.5 lltin.Ser. (ropo.), l\rE.rvlomtrfwS
SOUTIIQuadr., 1964, photorevj_sed 1968.
C&GS' #529, 1I{OTOOOscal-e, JA.I/IES
RIVER,
Nerryort News to Jamestoum Island, 1972.
PHOTOS: Aerial-USDA 12AprJ'l IG 1OB 191, 192;
U S D A1 7 A p r 1 7 I S 1 i O 1 6 , 1 7 ;
USDA l1Oct53 Diru-4N 77, TB.
VaDI{ 5Sep5g 5 12i O12 124, 125;
Va.DH22Feb63 5 121 12O Z1T, Z1B.
+9
N$''?ORT NSIS POINT TO SAITERS CREXK'
NE\'IPORTNE![S, VIRGINIA
6A (Maps 5Ar 58, 5C)
SUBSEGI/I$TT
EXTHIT: B,1Oo feet (f .f ti. ) tro* the entrance
of the }trervport Nervs Sna1l Boat Harbor to the
nouth of Salters Creek.
SHOREIANDSTYPE
FASTLAND: f,ow shore.
fillor containment (l>/")
SHORE: Arti-ficj-al
. | ^-n\
a.nc|'oeacn \z)/ol.
NEARSHORE: Narrow near Newport News Point
rrrading to intenmediate in the northern par-t
of the subsegment.
USE
SHOREI,A}IDS
FASTIAND: Resi-dential
(+S/') .
and j-ndustrialSHORE: Recreation.
NEA.RSHORE:Boating.
with
recreation
(S>%)
And.erson Park i-s errd.elrlgered..
SHOREPROTECTM STRUCTUIXS: A 4OO-foot long
steel ancl plark groin that rvas bu-ilt tn 1940-41.
AeriaL photographs ind.i.r:ate that the groin has
been b;npassing sarrd. since 1963. This groil
appears responsible for the general accretion
extending approximately JrOOO feet north from
Fart of the And.erson Park area has
the groin.
fill-ed.
been
and/or riprapped with construction
It is onJ-y partially
rubble.
effective
and
fron the careful placement of
rvould. benefit
The tip of Newport Nervs Point
larger stone.
(roughly 650 feet) is riprapped and filLed.
There are several seav,alls or bulkhead.s throughout the area that are effective
in proportion
to
fhei
r
renair.
Suggested Action:
The Anderson Park area should
be bulkhead.ed. or riprapped v.rith large careplaced stone.
The VMRCbulkhead. should
fully
be toed i-nto the fastland and probably backfill-ed..
OTHffi. SHORESTRUCTURF"S:None.
OFFSIIORE: 45-foot
Iie,vs Chanlel .
d.eepr BoO-foot wide Newport
trend. is
T{IND A-I\DSEA EIGOSURE: The shoreline
M,IE - SSW. Maxi-mumfetches to the south ald'
Some large
east are I and 4 nautical niles.
srryells may approacir the area through the
mouth of Hampton Roads.
OWNiFSHIF: Private
and CitY.
i-n the southern halfr
ZOl'llNG: Industrial
dentia] to the north.
Resr-
IVhrchof the area
FIOOD IIAZARD: Medium to high.
is below 10 feet above mearl sea level . Corps
of Eegineers estjmates for nearby area ind"icate
storn water 1evels of 9 feet are possible.
by the State
WATERQUAIITY: For.mdunsatisfactory
as of July 1973.
ShelLlfish Sanitatj-on Cornmj-ssi-on
The sand
E,t.Ai;Il QUAIITY: Very poor to fai-r.
behind the one groin is the best beach
fiilet
in the area.
POTENTIAI USE ENHANC$iIENT: The future of this
shoreline i-s dependent upon
-rt""" the new l{ampton Roads
Bridge tunnel (i-OA+).
is a dj-sti-nct
possi-bility
of creating a fine beach at lincoln
Park.
The plans of the city Park Department
of Salters Creek and
for the modification
Anderson Park also conceryt this subsegment.
LIAPS: USGS, 7.5 lvlin.Ser. (topo.), UUflPORT
NFilS
S0UTHQuadr., 1964, photorevised 1968.
C&GS' #562, 1:40rOOO scale' CHESAPEAJ{E
BAY'
Cape Charles to Norfolk Harbor, 1971,
PHOTOS: Aerial-USDA 12Apr37 re 1OB/19A492;
usDA 11Oct53 D',t{J-+N/75t 77, 78.
VaDH lSep58 5 121 012/124, 125;
vaDrr22Feb63 5 12'l 120/217-21g;
V a D H2 l F e b 6 3 5 1 1 4 1 1 6 / 0 2 1 , 0 2 4 .
USGSlOMa,-65 2-170.
N A S A3 1 o c t 7 1 7 1 7 0 .
vTlVrs27Oct72 NN-6A/1 31-1 34.
Grourrd - VII\N 15Beb75 NN-6A/27A-275,
vrlvF 2BMarTt NN-6v25O-269.
SIi'R: IBOSIO}trSITUATIO]'i
.:,,'ri'lICIfRATE: I!{oderate.
;l:.A--ilEFS STPJiOTURES: The paved wallcway along
50
sAtTms OREEK,NEW.PORT
NEWS,VIRGINTA
SUBSEGI/IUIT
68 (Maps 5Ar 58, 5C)
EXTE{T:
Approximately
square feet.
JOOTOOO
SHOREIANDSTYPE
FASTLAND: low shore.
SHORE: A.rtificialcontaiment
and fi:inge and
embayed.nalcsh.
CREEK: The lower portion of the creek 1s an
artifj-cial
boai; basin (Pet.rrsont s) while the
upper portion is a meanderi:rg streaJn.
SHOEEI,ANDSUSE
FASTIAND: Recreational and resiclential.
SHORE: Recreation.
CREEK: Boating and fishing.
OWNffiSHIP: lhe boat basin is owned by the city,
upper porti-ons of the stream are privat3ly
owned, although the city is attempting to acquire more extensive ownership.
ZONING: Residential-.
Fl00D HAZARD: Medium to high.
li-es below 10 feet.
Most of the area
WATER.QUAIITY: Found unsatisfactory
by the State
Sanitation Commission as of July 1977.
Shellfish
SHOREm.0,5I0N SITUATION: General-ly satisfactory.
and the
Sone smal1 problem betwec'n the jetties
highway bri,lge.
Historically
ffi.OSIONRATE: None at present.
less than 2 feet per yealr.
EhIDANGffiD STRUCTURffi: None.
SHOREPROTECTIVESTRUCTURffi: Concrete-s1ab
jlsid.e the jetti-es.
riprap has been d.r.rmped
onlyr but it
This is of mod.erate effectiveness
site of erosion.
does defend the particular
Suggested Action:
uent below.
See Potential
Use &rhance-
on each
OTHXR.SIIORESTRUCTURES: R:bble jetties
side of the creek mouthr a brid.ge between the
jetties
and the boat basin, various docks and
bulkhead.s within the boat basinr a culvert
connecting the boat basil to the upper portion
of the Salters Creek.
The nanrow, low highway bridge
NAVIGABIIITY:
the size of the craft that are able to
limits
the facility.
The approaches are
utilize
The inl-et is stabilized. by
open and clear.
j etties.
POTIN'IIAI USE $IHANCHIBIT: The City of Neu4rort
News is working on a plan for a vastly improved SaLterrs Creek Park and lilarina.
The
proposed. park would include much of what is
now And.erson Park i.:n an J-mproved beach area,
would create a ne\y boat basin outside ti:e mouth
of the present basin, and would construct a
series of nature trail s and bicycle trai_Is
around. and through the Sa] terr s Creek Marsh.
The plan is d.etailed in a February 1973 report of the Newport News Department of City
Planni-ng and Cornrar.rni-ty
Development entitled
rrA Plan for Sal-terr s Creek Park and Marina.rr
I/IAPS: ffiN, 7.5 l[in.Ser. (ropo.), UfwrORI NEWS
SOUTHQuadr., 1964, photorevised 1968.
C&6Sr #562t 1:4OIOOO scale, CIIESA-PEAJG
BAY,
Cape Charl-es to Norfollc Harbor, 1971.
PHOTOS: Aerial--USDA lzApr17 Fc 1OB/19O, 191;
usDA 51Oct57 D\NJ-4N/75, 77.
YaDH 22Teb63 5 121 120/219.
VaDII 2ll'eb63 5 121 116/022-024.
vIIilS 27Oct72 NN-68/135, 13e .
Grourrd - VIMS 15Eeb73 NN-68/ZBT-291;
vrMS 2BMar73 NN-68/276_2e4.
SAITERS CRmK NORTH, NE'\irIpORT
NEWS, VIRGINIA
SUBSEGMBTI6C (lraps 5A, 5Bt 5c)
E)UENTz 3t6oo feet (o.Z ni.) fron the nouth of
Salters Creek to the Newport News - Hanpton
City line.
SI{OREI,A.}ID,S
IYPE
FASTLAND: low shore.
(seriwatt).
SHORE: Artifieial
NEARSHORE:Wide, hard bottom.
OTHIR SHORESTRUCTURffi: There are sone stom
draj-n outfalIs,
also two staj_rrrays dovrn the
face of the seawall.
POTBITIAI USE ENHANCH/IAIT: Minimaf r except as
,:ssociated. ucith plans for the Salterf s Creek
Park (see Subsegment 68).
PHOToS: Aerj-al-USDA 12Apr3T Fc 108/190,
ind.ustry.
WIND AND SEA DIPOSURE: The shoreh_ne trend is
NE - SW. Maxim.rm clear fetches to the east a:od.
south are 7 and 4 nautical_ miles.
Some larger
waves may reach the shoreline from the east
through the mouth of l{ampton Roads.
OItrIIERSHIP: Private,
although the access to the
vrater is public and uhrestricted.
ZONING: Residential.
FIOOD HAZARD: Idedium. Most of the zubsegment is
below the projected. Inter:nediate Regional Tidal
Flooct level- (9 feet above nNt) and could be
subjected. to wave as well as f-]-ood damage in a
severe storn.
IYATERQUAIITY: Found unsatisfactory
by the State
Shellfish
Sani-tation Commission as of July 1977.
BEACII QUAIITY: Generally very poox. A Low-tide
beach onfy, except neal Salters Creek where
there is a pleasant, narrow sand beach.
SHOR-E
EROSIONSITUATION: Controll-ed.
EROSIONRATE: None at present.
Ilistorj-cal1y
less than 2 feet per year.
m{DAl\icmm STRUCTIIRffi: None.
SHOREPROTECTM STRUCTURffi: The entire length
of this subsegment is protected. by an excellent
stone and condrete seawa]l .
51
None.
MAPS: USGS, 7. 5 DIin. Ser. (topo. ) , tuowronT NE\ilS
SOUTIIQrad.r., 1964, phctorevised 1968.
C&C'S'#562t 1:4O;OOO scaLe, CHESAPEAKE
BAY,
Cape Charl-es to Norfolk llarbor, 1971,
SHORNLANDS
USE
FASTIAND: Resitlential
(urban) .
SHORE: Recreatj-on, at 1ow tide.
NEAF,SHORE:Fishing and boating.
OFFSHORE: Hampton Roads shipping
Suggested Action:
u s D A1 1o c t 5 3 D W J - 4 N / 7 57s 7 .
vaDlI 25!reb635 114 116/022-024.
vlrlrs 27oct72 NN-6C
/lll -l +t .
Gronnd - VIMS 15Beb73NN-6C/297-7O3;
vIlVrS2BMar71NN-6C/292-296.
191|;
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