Indian Pass, Florida
Figure 2: Historic (Pre 1980) shoreline locations and change in the area of investigation.
Indian Pass is located at the west end of Apalachicola Bay where Apalachicola Bay empties into the Gulf of Mexico. The specific area of interest was on the northeastern tip of the barrier spit on the west side of Indian Pass, at the Indian Pass Campground (northeast of the road and boat ramp pictured in Figure 2). This area has, historically, been relatively stable, however, during the past several decades there has been a notable increase in shoreline erosion and upland loss. During the 1980’s a boat launch was constructed using groins (shore perpendicular structures) to reduce currents in the launch area.