Prepared By:
Barry S. Timson
The Mahoosuc Corporation
114 State Street
Augusta, Maine 04330Arthur L. Lerman
Arthur Lerman Associates
64 Clark Street
Portland, Maine 04102
As Technical Consultants To:
The Higgins Beach Management Plan Steering Committee
December, 1980
Editor's Note for Online Version: This version of the "Higgins Beach Management Plan" includes only the Summary and Geologic Processes and Beach Resources sections from the original report.
3.0 Geologic Processes and Beach Resources
3.1 The Higgins Beach Geologic Ecosystem
3.2 Historical Shoreline Changes of the Higgins Beach Barrier Spit Ecosystem
3.2.3 Historical Vertical Aerial Photography
3.2.4 A Summary of Higgins Beach Shoreline Changes
3.3. The Higgins Beach Sand Budget System
3.3.1 Source of Sediment
3.4 Causes of Shoreline Recession
3.7 The Structural Capability of Existing Seawalls
3.8 The Capacity for the Beach To Reduce Coastal Storm Damage and Provide a Recreational Resource
3.9 Limitations of the Geologic Analysis
1a. Location Map of Higgins Beach Study Area (Higgins Beach Area Only)
1b. Location Map of Higgins Beach Study Area (Full Map)
4. Mean Sea Level Change: Portland, Me.
a. Houghton St. to Morning St.
b. Morning St. to Kent St.
c. Kent St. to Spit End
9. Future Shoreline Position (past development excluded)
10. Future Shoreline Position (existing structures remain)
Creation Date: October 30, 1997
Reproduced with Permission of Barry Timson and Arthur Lerman
