Nourishing Eroding Beaches: Examples from the West-Central Coast of Florida

Beach nourishment has been widespread and successful in Florida, and particularly so on the west coast of the peninsula. This highly developed coast has seen more than a dozen large-scale projects in past 20 years. The biggest problem with such projects along this coast is the limited sediment available. Most projects rely on the ebb-tidal deltas of tidal inlets but offshore sand bars are present along some coastal reaches.