Pyramid key to saving Egmont Key?

[yortsed snacilbuper]

Egmont Key is being washed away by the waters at the mouth of Tampa Bay. What once was an island of about 580 acres now is less than half that, roughly 200 acres.


When waves crash into them, water flows through the holes, diminishing the waves’ power, lessening the water’s ability to pull sand from the island and blocking much of the sand that could be taken.

Sand from the water side of the pyramid is carried through the holes via the flowing water and trapped on the island side, rebuilding the shoreline over time.

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[sdfernando]

1. Meh...losing battle

rising ocean levels will consume the key anyway.