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Talbot County, Maryland
Choptank River
Illustration of a modified shoreline.
Coastline 3D: modified shoreline
This is an example of a hardended shoreline with residential development very close to the water. As an example, this type of development is often on septic systems which can leach and input nutrients into the nearby waters.
Hardened shoreline associated with development
Barge crane unloads rock for shoreline protection…
A commercial floating pile driver provides services for waterfront properties that have docks, boat lifts, or riprap.
Commercial pile driver
This private residence presents a hard shoreline, which offers little benefit to wildlife.
Hard Shoreline
Illustration of riprap used for erosion control
Civil Engineering: riprap
Farm on the edge of northern Chesapeake Bay, with little vegetation buffer and riprap shoreline
Farm Chesapeake Bay
Illustration of river base comparison between natural and developed systems
River 3D: comparison natural vs. developed

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