Beaches of the Gulf Coast by Davis Richard A.;

Author:Davis, Richard A.; [Davis, Richard A., Jr.,]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2013-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Figure 6.4. Anne’s Beach on Matacumbe Key is very small in both width and length, but it is popular because the choices in the area are limited.

Figure 6.5. Bahia Honda State Park in the Keys with abundant Sargassum on the active beach.

Figure 6.6. Smathers Beach in Key West is very popular because of its location. It has been nourished with both upland terrigenous sand and carbonate ooid sand from the Bahamas.

Gulf Peninsula Beaches

The southwestern Florida coast is dominated by mangroves and tidal creeks. Waves are small and sediment is scarce. The only semblance of a beach is in the form of shell concentrations along some of the mangrove mangal shorelines (figure 6.7).

The Gulf Coast of the Florida peninsula is probably the most diverse barrier-inlet system in the world. It includes 30 inlets and a similar number of barrier islands (figure 6.8). Each of the barriers has a well-developed beach, although erosion is common on many of them. Public access is widespread along this entire coast both at designated parks and at the ends of many roads and streets where parking is available. In a few locations parking is free, but most require payment. Beach nourishment has taken place at several locations, and sometimes multiple times. Human development is widespread except at parks or on those islands not accessible by road.

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