The Beach

Waves along coastal regions are another way that water causes erosion. During a storm, the pounding of the surf can wash away large portions of beach sand in a short period of time.

The beach and the road along this coastal region have been washed away by the ocean. (C&GS Season's Report Reading 1930. Photo courtesy of NOAA Photo Library. http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ htmls/theb2702.htm)

In an attempt to prevent further erosion, this coastline in Maryland has been lined with a rock seawall. (Tilghman Island, Maryland. Photo by William Folsom, NMFS. Photo courtesy of NOAA. http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ htmls/line1328.htm)

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