Here are a few stats about the Mouth of the San Bernard.
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619,617 cu/yds - the sand mass blocking the traditional of
the San Bernard (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study, 2002)
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44,227 - the number of standard dump trucks needed to move
that sand
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3,240 pounds – average weight of 1 cubic yard of damp sand
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272 feet – the average width of the Intracoastal Canal
between the San Bernard River and Jones Lake in 1974 (Texas Parks & Wildlife
study, 2005)
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534 feet – the average width of the Intracoastal Canal
between the San Bernard and Jones Lake in 2002 (Texas Parks & Wildlife
study, 2005)
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1.2 feet – the average DAILY southwestward movement of the
river mouth 1990 – 1995 (COE study, 2002)
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1.6 feet the average DAILY movement of the river mouth from
1995 – 2001 (COE study, 2002)
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1,000 to 1,100 feet - the width of the mouth of the San
Bernard at the Gulf in 1989 to 1995 (COE study, 2002)
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8 ½ feet – the average depth of the mouth of the San Bernard
at the Gulf in 1989 to 1995
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200 feet – the width of the mouth of the San Bernard in 2002
(COE study, 2002)
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4 feet – the average depth of the mouth of the San Bernard
River in 2002 (COE study, 2002)
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300,000 yards -
the length of
sand you must walk across "the mouth" to reach the Gulf.
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The mouth re-opening was completed on March 15, 2009. 100
feet wide and the bottom and 10 feet deep.