Littoral drift definition
Littoral drift means the movement of sedimentary material within the near-shore zone under the influence of tides, waves and currents.
Littoral drift means the movement of sedimentary material along the Lake Michigan or Lake Superior shoreline due to wave action and water currents.
Littoral drift means the natural movement of sediment along marine or lake shorelines by wave action in response to prevailing winds.
More Definitions of Littoral drift
Littoral drift means the movement of mud, sand, or gravel material moved parallel to the shoreline in the nearshore zone by waves and currents.
Littoral drift means the sedimentary material that is transported in the water along the bed and shore by waves and current;
Littoral drift means the movement of beach sand parallel to the coast due to wave action and currents.
Littoral drift means the mud, sand, or gravel materials moved parallel to the shoreline in the nearshore zone by waves and currents. [Ord. 581 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013]
Littoral drift means the natural movement of sediment, particularly sand and gravel, along shorelines by wave action in response to prevailing winds or by stream currents (see also “drift sector,” “driftway”).
Littoral drift means the natural movement of sediment along marine or lake shorelines by waveaction in response to prevailing winds.
Littoral drift means the movement of sand from river mouths to