Westport harbour entrance.
- Author
- Simpson, RA; Fyson, JH
- Year
- 1971
- Journal / Source
- New Zealand Engineering
- Volume
- 26
- Number
- 9
- Pages
- 266-271
- Summary
- This paper summarises investigations into the causes of entrance shoaling at Westport and the efficacy of dredging in relation to alternative means of improvement. Recent extensions of the main breakwaters combined with narrowing of the entrance are described, including the effect of these works on the entrance stability.