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The United States Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency with a mission to provide vital public engineering services in peace and war to strengthen the nation's security, energize the economy, and reduce risks from disasters. It is also a major U.S. Army organization employing some 38,000 ...
The maximum flow which a channel is capable of transmitting without its banks being overtopped.
Industry:Engineering
Instrument for measuring the water level relative to a datum or for measuring other parameters.
Industry:Engineering
Instrument for measuring the water level relative to a datum or for measuring other parameters.
Industry:Engineering
A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel which turns landward at the outer end; a recurved spit.
Industry:Engineering
The direction toward which the wind is blowing; the direction toward which waves are traveling.
Industry:Engineering
Surface mines in which valuable mineral grains are extracted from stream bar or beach deposits.
Industry:Engineering
Visibility disk (white and black, 30 cm diameter) used to measure the transparency of the water
Industry:Engineering
A survey in which monuments are placed at points that have been determined photogrammetrically.
Industry:Engineering
The process of replenishing a beach with material (usually sand) obtained from another location.
Industry:Engineering
The carrying away of beach materials by wave action, tidal currents, littoral currents, or wind.
Industry:Engineering
