Analysis of the recent evolution of the sand spit at the Solís Chico river mouth

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ABSTRACT Solari, S., Chreties, Ch., Lopez, G., Teixeira, L., 2014. Analysis of the recent evolution of the sand spit at the Solis Chico river mouth. In: Green, A.N. and Cooper, J.A.G. (eds.), Proceedings 13th International Coastal Symposium (Durban, South Africa), Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 70, pp. 616–620, ISSN 0749-0208. The Solis Chico river, located on the southern Uruguayan coast, flows into the Rio de la Plata estuary. The seaside resorts La Floresta and Parque del Plata are located on the estuary. In recent years the river mouth has migrated westward, away from the river axis, forming a sand spit that hinders the recreational use of Parque del Plata beach. In turn, at La Floresta there is a beach nourishment project whose main objective is to mitigate the erosion of the beach and the adjoining cliffs. This work aims to identify the causes of the recent migration of the river mouth and to analyze the possibility of using the sand spit as a borrow area for the beach nourishment. T...