State Beach Horizontal: Dune Crest (Distance in feet from primary benchmark)

 

BM

10/00

12/00

2/01

4/01

10/01

12/01

2/02

4/02

10/02

12/02

2/03*

4/03

9/03

10/03

12/03

2/04*

4/04

1

-

88

84

78

78

78

78

78

80

80

--

80

80

80

80

--

80

2

-

62

68

70

69

69

69

69

70

70

--

70

64

64

64

--

64

3

-

36

43

38

37

37

37

37

38

38

--

38

37

37

37

--

37

4

-

37

39

38

37

37

37

37

37

37

--

37

37

37

37

--

37

5

-

38

41

38

37

37

37

37

38

38

--

38

37

37

37

--

37

6

-

87

88

88

85

85

85

85

87

87

--

87

85

85

85

--

85

7

-

93

97

94

93

93

93

93

94

94

--

94

94

94

94

--

94

8

-

99

99

95

94

94

94

94

95

95

--

93

93

93

93

--

93

9

-

121

124

121

121

121

121

121

121

121

--

121

120

120

120

--

120

10

-

136

138

137

136

136

136

136

137

137

--

137

136

136

136

--

136

11

-

149

151

149

149

149

149

149

149

149

--

149

149

149

149

--

149

12-P

-

171

173

170

165

179

184

179

154

168

--

166

156

156

168

--

167

13-P

-

155

153

148

147

154

154

175

149

155

--

155

159

153

152

--

152

14-P

-

137

135

129

130

140

140

148

137

135

--

135

139

130

138

--

134

15

-

3

6

0

4

3

3

3

4

4

--

4

4

4

29

--

29

16

-

9

12

9

9

9

9

9

10

10

--

10

9

9

8

--

8

17

-

20

23

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

--

21

21

21

21

--

21

18

-

24

27

29

23

29

29

29

28

28

--

28

28

28

28

--

28

 

Dune crest positions vary little between surveys and in most cases are marked with secondary benchmarks close to the beach for measurement convenience. All dune crest positions are measured at least once per year.  In the table above, values in bold are actual measurements, while values in italics are assumed from prior dates.

 

BM-12 to BM-14, are next to the Mashpee Town Beach Parking Lot for South Cape Beach. These sites lack natural dune crests and vegetation. The dune crest measurements are those of artificial dunes rebuilt from time to time by the Town of Mashpee.

 

* No measurements were made in February 2003 and 2004 due to heavy beach ice conditions throughout the month.

 


 

State Beach Horizontal: Vegetation Limit (Distance in feet from primary benchmark)

 

BM

10/00

12/00

2/01

4/01

10/01

12/01

2/02

4/02

10/02

12/02

2/03*

4/03

9/03

10/3

12/03

2/04*

4/04

1

-

88

85

85

114

113

112

113

126

125

--

123

121

123

126

--

121

2

-

83

94

85

90

93

93

93

94

94

--

92

102

93

87

--

88

3

-

53

54

51

57

55

56

63

65

62

--

66

71

70

63

--

67

4

-

47

54

48

50

51

51

56

56

55

--

56

62

62

49

--

48

5

-

43

70

56

68

68

68

74

77

76

--

72

78

75

68

--

68

6

-

89

101

90

90

92

93

92

94

94

--

92

101

101

101

--

99

7

-

104

111

104

103

104

103

103

101

102

--

103

107

100

101

--

100

8

-

105

108

104

105

105

105

107

106

106

--

104

110

107

107

--

106

9

-

136

139

137

146

146

147

148

147

147

--

148

147

148

146

--

146

10

-

165

165

167

171

171

171

175

174

172

--

170

175

175

173

--

173

11

-

151

159

153

154

154

157

156

156

157

--

156

155

155

154

--