Table 2. Saco River dredging and Camp Ellis beach nourishment.

Year	Volume (yd3)	Disposal	Nourishment (yd3)
1827	unknown	unknown	N/A
by 1872	109,959	unknown	N/A
1912	85,378	unknown	N/A
1919	"large quantity"	beach	Unknown
1928	82,969	unknown	N/A
1939	79,552	unknown	N/A
1940	62,977	unknown	N/A
1965	37,000	upland	N/A
1969	87,354	beach	87,354
1969	73,130	beach	73,130
1973	37,000	nearshore	N/A
1978	80,000	beach	80,000
1978	50,000	beach	50,000
1982	7,300	beach	7,300
1992	13,079	beach	Unknown
1992	85,935	beach	85,935
1992	24,990	channel	N/A
1996	N/A	nearshore	90,000**
TOTAL	916,625		473,719
Average/yr (1928-1992)	11,100	Average/yr (1969-1996)	16,920

^**material from Scarborough River.

Sources: Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, 1996; Kelley and others, 1995; and Normandeau Associates, 1994.

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Last updated on January 9, 2006.

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