Sea Cliffs, Beaches, and Coastal Valleys of San Diego County
  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  INTRODUCTION

 collapse sectionPART I—  GENERAL CHARACTER AND CLIMATIC HISTORY OF AREA
 •1—  General Description of Coastal Area
 •2—  Methods of Study
 collapse section3—  Climatic Changes in the Past Few Centuries
 •Explosive Volcanic Eruptions and the Immense Alteration of Weather Associated with Them
 •Data Analysis
 •Conclusions
 •Great Windstorms of the Nineteenth Century
 collapse sectionGreat Floods of the Nineteenth Century
 •1862 Flood Period
 •Stormy Flood Period:  1884–1891
 •Infrequent Floods of the Early Twentieth Century

 collapse sectionPART II—  DESCRIPTION OF COASTAL HISTORY IN GEOGRAPHIC SEQUENCE
 collapse section4—  San Onofre and Camp Pendleton Area
 •Oceanside Littoral Cell
 •The Faulted Coast at San Onofre and the Nuclear Power Plant
 •Nature of Coastal Cliffs and Canyon Erosion
 •Accelerated Erosion Caused by Man
 •Bar System Formed by Rapid Canyon Cutting and Landslides
 collapse section5—  Santa Margarita River South through Oceanside and Carlsbad
 •Description of the Area
 •Works of Man
 •Harbor Construction:  At Camp Pendleton and North of Oceanside
 •Cobble Beaches
 •Failure of Sand to Return to Beaches During Summer 1980
 collapse section6—  Leucadia South through Solana Beach
 •Description of the Area
 •Old Surveys and Maps of Encinitas Showing Extensive Coastal Changes
 •Construction on Bluff Tops and Methods for Preventing Bluff Erosion
 •Formation and Collapse of Caves and Arches
 •Loss of Beach Access Stairs
 •Erosion History at the Self-Realization Fellowship Property
 •Collapse of Highway 101 and Subsequent Stabilization
 •The Precarious Existence of Restaurant Row at Cardiff-by-the-Sea
 collapse section7—  Del Mar and Vicinity
 •Description of the Area
 •San Dieguito River Flood Plain
 •The Beach and Its Sand Replenishment
 •Coastal Canyon Erosion and Lagoon Siltation
 •Threat to the Railroad Along the Cliff and General Changes
 •Recent Summer Cliff Failures
 collapse section8—  The High Cliffed Area between Sorrento Valley and North La Jolla
 •Description of the Area
 •History of the Lower Reaches of Sorrento Valley
 •Torrey Pines State Preserve and Its Cliffs
 •Torrey Pines Landslides
 •Blacks Beach Landslides
 •Spectacular Location of the U. S. Fisheries and Wildlife Buildings, and the Cliff Margin of Scripps IGPP Building
 collapse section9—  La Jolla and Its Projecting Point
 •Description of the Area
 •Alluvial Cliffs Near Scripps Institution
 •Submarine Canyons off La Jolla
 •Rose Canyon Fault Zone and Change in Coastal Configuration
 •Sea Arches and Stacks at Point La Jolla
 collapse section10—  Pacific Beach and Mission Beach; San Diego Bay and River
 •Description of the Area
 •Changes in Mission Beach and Mission Bay
 •History of San Diego Harbor and River Channel Changes
 collapse section11—  Sunset Cliffs and Point Loma
 •Description of the Area
 •Rapid Erosion of Sunset Cliffs in Recent Years
 •Ballast Point
 collapse section12—  Coronado and Imperial Beach
 collapse sectionDescription of the Area
 •Silver Strand Littoral Cell
 •Zuniga Jetty and the Building of the Hotel Del Coronado
 •Imperial Beach Erosion
 •13—  Conclusions

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