Excerpt from Cape Hatteras Beach Nourishment Study: Post-Pumping Report, March 1974-February 1975 The beach at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina is exposed to one of the most severe wave climates along the eastern North Atlantic coast. Periodically, in an effort to check the pace of shoreline recession, various engineering projects have been initiated to protect the remaining beach. The latest such project was the placement of million cubic yards of fill along approximately miles of shoreline at Buxton in 1973. Figure shows the general layout for the beach nourishment project. The fill material was excavated from Cape Point and pumped to the fill area, roughly between Mile Posts and By dredging fill material from Cape Point, it was possible to obtain nourishment sand whose texture closely matched that of the beach in the fill area. This similarity was an important factor in achieving high levels of retention for the fill. The final size of the borrow pit was approximately 2500 feet by 1000 feet with an average depth of 15 feet. At the time of final pumping, there was no connection with the ocean.

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