M.I. Dredging

[Billfish715]

The inlet is being dredged today, 10/5. You can watch it on one of the Manasquan Inlet cams. The dredged material is being dumped north of the inlet in close to the beach. I just hope the water clears before the surf run starts in earnest. I am glad the mouth of the inlet is being dredged because it shoals up pretty quickly especially after the NE blows we've been experiencing. It might be worth your while to check out how the beach structure changes when the dredging is over. There might be some more pockets or bars where there were none before. Or, just the opposite can happen. Let's see where the outer bar decides to form to determine if that stretch is going to be a good high tide or low tide spot.

http://surfchex.com/cams/manasquan-web-cam/

[Billfish715]

Here's another site:

https://thesurfersview.com/live-cams...nd-surf-report

[Capt Joe]

Have no fear that dirt will be back in the inlet within a few days. Its called job security I guess.

[Billfish715]

The shifting sand will keep the dredge ship busy for a lifetime. Despite all efforts to restore the beaches by pumping sand onto the shore, the first few nor'easters just turn the sand into slush and suck it right back out and wash it anywhere but back onto the shore from where it came.

The sand is not solid and never gets solid so it just washes away. Remember what they did at Monmouth Beach a few years ago? The beach was built up and extended and then we had two nor'east storms. In order to get to the water, you had to jump down a four foot ledge from what was just days prior, a beach. The freshly pumped and groomed sand was gone. It just can't be compacted tightly enough to make it stay.

It won't be long before the sand from the beach restoration work south of Mantoloking will soon be up north and it won't be collecting on the beaches. It will just keep moving along with the tides.

[shrimpman steve]

Money thrown out to sea

[Billfish715]

The Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach was almost closed just prior to several of the big money tournaments this summer due to shoaling. The dredge had to come in to open it up. It's not just a New Jersey thing. The shifting sand is a headache almost everywhere at almost every inlet. That dredge crew can keep working until they decide to retire. There's that much work.

[Reel Class]

Job security is right. The Currituck has been dredging our inlet and other inlets local for as long as I can remember, this goes back to the 80's when I was middle/elementary school and the sand just goes right back where it was before they got there. Nothing new!

[Papasown]

I first saw the Currituck in Hatteras Inlet NC, and it was there for many years, continually dredging. For sure a life time job............

[captmark]

I hear and feel everyones pain but lets really take a look at this, MI is man made as many others are and even the natural ones close and open. If the Army Corp did not try to keep it open we would all be complaining why not. Take a look at Jupiter Inlet and Hillsbourgh they are rarely dredged and they are real tough to navigate so I think that we should be thankful that they even as some many of you say waste our time and resources. Love to see someone launch a boat from the beach!

[Billfish715]

I don't think anyone is complaining about the dredging. It has to be done, you're right! The beach replenishment projects, on the other hand, should be re-evaluated. The sand that washes away from those projects such as the Monmouth Beach restoration has to go somewhere. Besides trying to accommodate larger ships, I wonder if that sand contributed to the reason why Sandy Hook Channel had to be dredged.