Keywords: Breakwater break1 new(USGS).jpg Breakwater Breakwaters create safe harbors but can also trap sediment moving along the coast Long Beach Harbor April 1998 From http //walrus wr usgs gov/cabrillo/playa/breakwater html USGS ----- A more accurate description The sand buildup shown is on the southeast end of the Long Beach Peninsula with the jetty blocking the southward movement of sand being the west side of the entrance to Alamitos Bay In the background to the right of the center is the Alamitos Bay Landing commercial area of the Long Beach Marina To the far right in the back is the w San Gabriel River In the back top left is the sotheast end of w Naples a residential island in Alamitos Bay The ocean shown in the foreground is the very southeast end of the Long Beach Outer Harbor PD-USGov Breakwaters Long Beach California |