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Adelaide Adelaide CoastlineCoastline
Sand CartingSand CartingMay 2004May 2004
Glenelg BeachGlenelg BeachRemoving 2-3 metres depth of sandRemoving 2-3 metres depth of sand
Beach width reduced by 100 metresBeach width reduced by 100 metres
Glenelg BeachGlenelg Beach
Looking north towards the breakwaterLooking north towards the breakwater
Glenelg BeachGlenelg Beach
Looking south towards the jettyLooking south towards the jetty
Holdfast Shores MarinaHoldfast Shores MarinaCause of the buildup of sand is the marina entranceCause of the buildup of sand is the marina entrance
protection with a breakwaterprotection with a breakwater
South GlenelgSouth Glenelg
South Glenelg – sourcing the sand
Public safety is a concern with heavy earthmoving equipment Rock wall and narrow beach at the
southern end of Glenelg
Stormwater outlet – Glenelg south
Moving sandMoving sandOffshore Bar is no longer a Tombolo Offshore Bar is no longer a Tombolo
Dredge is still working
Loading and moving sand Loading and moving sand from Glenelg Beachfrom Glenelg Beach
The Broadway – Protecting the old seawall The Broadway – Protecting the old seawall With a new section of rip-rap wallWith a new section of rip-rap wall
Note: geotextile filter, gravel base before large rocks are set in place. Concrete wall Note: geotextile filter, gravel base before large rocks are set in place. Concrete wall has been increased in sizehas been increased in size
Note also the beach width at high tide on a calm dayNote also the beach width at high tide on a calm day
Adelaide’s narrow beaches.Adelaide’s narrow beaches.Hove on the left and Somerton on the rightHove on the left and Somerton on the right
Note that it is high tide on a calm dayNote that it is high tide on a calm day
Issue: the narrow beach is the result of roads and houses trapping the sand of the
coastal foredune.Rock walls are protection for the structures
we have built along the coast.
Brighton BeachBrighton BeachLooking northLooking northHigh tide on a High tide on a
calm daycalm day
Seacliff Beach Seacliff Beach and dune bufferand dune bufferlooking southlooking south
SeacliffSeacliffSand from Glenelg is being dumped in piles Sand from Glenelg is being dumped in piles on the beach to be levelled off by the waveson the beach to be levelled off by the waves
SeacliffSeacliffSand from Glenelg is being dumped in a huge mound on Sand from Glenelg is being dumped in a huge mound on
the beach between Seacliff and Brightonthe beach between Seacliff and Brighton
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