Breachway
Topic: Earth
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A breachway is a small canal that connects two bodies of water across a thin piece of land, such as a barrier beach,[1] or the shoreline along such a canal.[2]
Rhode Island's coastline has multiple breachways, including the Charlestown Breachway[3] and Weekapaug Breachway.[4] The breachways may be used to replicate the transient natural channels that form between barrier islands, connecting lagoons or salt water ponds to the ocean. Such channels can be useful both for improving navigation and the water quality of the lagoon.[3]
Permanent breachways use rock jetties that line the sides of the channel to protect against erosion or closing of the waterway.[2]
References
- ↑ "Red Book (650-RICR-20-00-1) - Rhode Island State Law". p. 8. https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/Part/650-20-00-1. "1.1.2.A.19: Breachway means a connecting channel, usually between a coastal pond and the ocean, which permits water exchange between the two"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Federal Geographic Data Committee (June 2012). "Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (FGDC-STD-018-2012)". NOAA. p. 92. https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/pdf/cmecs.pdf. "Geoform: Breachway (Level 2) – The shoreline that is created along the channel formed by jetties"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Charlestown Breachway History (1952) | Rhode Island State Parks". Rhode Island State Parks. https://riparks.ri.gov/History-CharlestownBreachway.
- ↑ "State ex rel. Town of Westerly v. Charles M. Bradley (2005)" (in en). 2005. https://law.justia.com/cases/rhode-island/supreme-court/2005/04-197.html.
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