Geologic Processes and Coastal Evolution of the TexasLouisiana Shoreline

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Geologic Processes and Coastal Evolution of the
Texas-Louisiana Shoreline Jeff Waters,
Ph.D. USACE Galveston District
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Geologic Time Scale
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Holocene Sea Level Rise
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Gulf of Mexico Tide Stations
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Alaska Tide Station
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Mississippi River Delta Switching
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Louisiana Barrier Islands
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Chandeleurs Pre-Georges
Chandeleurs Post-Georges (1998)
Penland, et.al.
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East Timbalier Barrier Island Restoration
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Isles Dernieres Barrier Island Restoration
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Louisiana Chenier Plain
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Chenier Ridge Development
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Chenier Ridge
Chenier Progradation
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Texas Sedimentation Patterns
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Holocene Sea Level Rise
Anderson, et. al.
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Texas Shoreline Orientation
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Geologic Controls on Coastal Evolution

• Louisiana Deltaic Sedimentation and Subsidence
• Texas Sea Level Rise and Sediment Starvation