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  • Nourishment Episodes:294
  • Volume:155,964,619 yd³
  • Length:2,041,476 ft
  • Total Cost:$ 1,024,889,533
  • Adjusted Cost (2025):$ 1,557,344,352


Year#Total Length (ft)Total Volume (yd³)Total CostAdjusted Cost (2025)Avg Volume (yd³)Avg CostAvg Cost (2025)
1939113,728700,000$98,000$2,253,300700,000$98,000$2,253,300
195520290,000$50,000$596,111145,000$50,000$596,111
195620235,000$0$0117,500$0$0
195710304,000$0$0304,000$0$0
195810100,000$0$0100,000$0$0
195917,920100,000$0$0100,000$0$0
196117,6560$952,000$10,214,9600$952,000$10,214,960
1965327,9925,717,900$1,764,339$17,748,1481,905,967$882,170$8,874,074
1966212,000674,108$255,941$2,496,588337,054$255,941$2,496,588
196714,224389,959$186,308$1,817,350389,959$186,308$1,817,350
19681097,000$0$097,000$0$0
196910105,000$0$0105,000$0$0
1970212,2241,782,533$869,704$7,178,403891,267$434,852$3,589,202
1971312,6881,042,942$588,156$4,617,742347,647$294,078$2,308,871
1972118218,816$0$018,816$0$0
1973412,9631,943,440$4,414,807$32,270,987485,860$2,207,404$16,135,494
197441,353377,585$164,818$1,082,75394,396$164,818$1,082,753
197520103,107$0$051,554$0$0
197620140,896$0$070,448$0$0
19774970248,244$248,521$1,311,45862,061$248,521$1,311,458
1978111,7971,179,600$1,565,177$7,751,2381,179,600$1,565,177$7,751,238
197910230,866$0$0230,866$0$0
198020434,402$0$0217,201$0$0
198138,0001,765,227$5,653,568$19,998,720588,409$1,884,523$6,666,240
1982314,2563,838,429$8,384,406$27,824,1271,279,476$8,384,406$27,824,127
198340357,904$0$089,476$0$0
198442,300160,719$155,625$481,68940,180$155,625$481,689
198548,000858,128$1,652,004$4,923,890214,532$1,652,004$4,923,890
1986955,5727,829,140$7,637,358$22,349,687869,904$1,527,472$4,469,937
198732,000280,519$0$093,506$0$0
198847,3541,267,349$3,094,473$8,441,617316,837$773,618$2,110,404
198951,132462,260$557,830$1,448,10992,452$557,830$1,448,109
199038,000412,608$417,984$1,027,092137,536$417,984$1,027,092
1991320,9642,308,020$5,132,698$12,148,643769,340$2,566,349$6,074,322
1992723,6362,598,966$1,916,418$4,406,393371,281$479,105$1,101,598
199359,903965,488$1,659,646$3,684,414193,098$829,823$1,842,207
1994427,8005,645,440$5,768,317$12,546,0891,411,360$1,922,772$4,182,030
1995515,9891,477,121$4,894,763$10,365,949295,424$1,223,691$2,591,487
1996315,0001,286,217$0$0428,739$0$0
1997512,0001,122,000$1,692,312$3,383,573224,400$846,156$1,691,786
1998731,6053,046,410$23,055,813$45,531,695609,282$3,842,636$7,588,616
1999421,0001,250,919$1,078,185$2,078,250312,730$539,093$1,039,125
2000312,000524,305$1,761,234$3,296,170174,768$880,617$1,648,085
20019100,8609,330,752$50,163,269$91,229,1321,036,750$6,270,409$11,403,641
200210139,9405,255,452$29,116,145$52,069,373525,545$4,159,449$7,438,482
2003753,1113,607,869$22,888,456$40,042,359515,410$4,577,691$8,008,472
2004948,8763,049,960$19,924,648$33,935,154338,884$2,846,378$4,847,879
20051074,7605,779,832$26,432,670$43,634,238577,983$4,405,445$7,272,373
20061142,1001,736,544$13,113,585$20,897,342157,868$2,185,598$3,482,890
200710106,3764,100,393$42,264,856$65,724,914410,039$4,696,095$7,302,768
2008329,615438,393$3,844,252$5,755,650146,131$1,922,126$2,877,825
2009622,0002,366,000$13,932,670$20,860,123394,333$6,966,335$10,430,062
20101172,9806,831,446$54,809,652$80,930,814621,041$5,480,965$8,093,081
2011572,0006,253,700$48,762,428$69,762,7801,250,740$16,254,143$23,254,260
201221,000165,000$0$082,500$0$0
201310119,4396,216,689$60,911,662$84,152,206621,669$6,091,166$8,415,221
2014942,6524,700,585$47,715,160$64,808,059522,287$7,952,527$10,801,343
2015330,4802,876,575$28,942,779$39,310,888958,858$9,647,593$13,103,629
2016313,0321,675,000$14,750,000$19,783,438558,333$4,916,667$6,594,479
2017775,8265,882,669$66,045,825$86,761,361840,381$11,007,638$14,460,227
2018328,4123,630,000$35,200,000$45,131,7121,210,000$11,733,333$15,043,904
2019585,1156,196,947$57,526,754$72,335,3991,239,389$14,381,689$18,083,850
20205152,6283,657,719$57,186,398$71,077,309731,544$11,437,280$14,215,462
2021690,6665,988,528$70,217,788$83,415,529998,088$14,043,558$16,683,106
20229144,6028,287,000$124,385,619$136,794,434920,778$13,820,624$15,199,382
2023439,6001,893,999$19,394,516$21,329,329473,500$9,697,258$10,664,665
2024633,1982,371,000$31,689,996$34,327,666395,167$5,281,666$5,721,278

Location#Year RangeMax Length (ft)Total Volume (yd³)Total CostAdjusted Cost (2025)Avg Volume (yd³)Avg CostAvg Cost (2025)
Atlantic Beach61986 - 201739,12910,973,754$38,808,381$65,718,9481,828,959$6,468,064$10,953,158
Atlantic Beach/Fort Macon21973 - 202113,8611,618,317$18,501,557$24,493,585809,159$9,250,779$12,246,792
Avon1202213,2001,000,000$11,730,962$12,901,2531,000,000$11,730,962$12,901,253
Bald Head Island151992 - 202316,20015,256,300$83,591,166$117,124,2781,017,087$9,287,907$13,013,809
Bogue Inlet120215,545170,197$2,612,487$3,103,515170,197$2,612,487$3,103,515
Buxton22018 - 202215,3123,800,000$40,106,674$48,116,1171,900,000$20,053,337$24,058,059
Cape Hatteras31966 - 19737,9201,812,000$4,000,000$29,263,636604,000$4,000,000$29,263,636
Cape Lookout22006 - 20242,600105,700$7,826,000$8,540,24052,850$3,913,000$4,270,120
Carolina Beach311955 - 201614,25618,998,368$46,322,869$113,316,627612,851$2,438,046$5,964,033
Carolina Beach/Kure Beach1202201,785,000$20,300,000$22,325,1451,785,000$20,300,000$22,325,145
Caswell Beach22001 - 20092,0001,223,200$13,400,000$20,062,605611,600$13,400,000$20,062,605
Dare County120040383,000$5,100,000$8,686,190383,000$5,100,000$8,686,190
Duck22017 - 20238,9761,813,181$21,494,516$26,657,873906,591$10,747,258$13,328,936
Eagle Island120105,2801,048,246$2,096,492$3,094,2721,048,246$2,096,492$3,094,272
Emerald Isle82003 - 202143,9106,971,286$87,566,877$122,949,113871,411$10,945,860$15,368,639
Emerald Isle Point141984 - 202411,698785,000$4,452,264$5,692,82356,071$1,484,088$1,897,608
Figure Eight Island - North End71983 - 20113,0001,796,235$0$0256,605$0$0
Figure Eight Island - South End131977 - 20139,0003,889,016$5,426,746$8,799,358299,155$1,808,915$2,933,119
Fort Macon111958 - 201411,7975,726,836$22,586,973$48,983,642572,684$3,226,710$6,997,663
Hatteras Island71974 - 20031,500887,801$7,616,860$16,016,478126,829$1,088,123$2,288,068
Holden Beach271971 - 202221,6484,575,242$38,224,005$50,900,238175,971$7,644,801$10,180,048
Indian Beach/Salter Path42002 - 201915,8401,826,091$17,765,223$26,592,197456,523$4,441,306$6,648,049
Kill Devil Hills22017 - 202113,7281,322,359$14,773,451$18,607,941661,180$7,386,726$9,303,970
Kitty Hawk22017 - 202220,9622,510,619$27,838,244$34,502,5791,255,310$13,919,122$17,251,289
Kure Beach71998 - 201618,0053,189,790$42,241,699$70,413,813531,632$6,034,528$10,059,116
Mason's Inlet120240500,000$6,450,000$7,093,457500,000$6,450,000$7,093,457
Masonboro Island31986 - 20105,0002,939,530$7,785,000$11,495,374979,843$7,785,000$11,495,374
Nags Head32011 - 202252,8009,167,000$75,498,848$98,971,0073,055,667$25,166,283$32,990,336
North Topsail Beach211997 - 202427,4564,471,911$40,926,739$57,492,843212,948$2,046,337$2,874,642
Oak Island91986 - 202225,6004,627,369$59,067,766$86,749,978514,152$8,438,252$12,392,854
Ocean Isle Beach161974 - 202217,1605,415,985$37,318,239$53,265,939338,499$4,146,471$5,918,438
Ocracoke Island51986 - 19951,678516,062$2,248,944$5,786,126103,212$449,789$1,157,225
Pea Island161990 - 20135,4007,747,902$23,627,370$40,088,238484,244$2,362,737$4,008,824
Pea Island/Rodanthe1201411,2501,620,000$20,300,000$27,572,0251,620,000$20,300,000$27,572,025
Pine Knoll Shores52002 - 202090,0004,533,472$57,318,042$81,823,792906,694$11,463,608$16,364,758
Southern Shores32017 - 202320,0641,102,510$12,457,602$13,914,500367,503$6,228,801$6,957,250
Surf City120243,0005,000$280,000$307,9335,000$280,000$307,933
Topsail Island101982 - 202052,2722,792,296$33,690,404$46,196,016279,230$4,211,301$5,774,502
West Onslow Beach119904,000101,653$417,984$1,027,092101,653$417,984$1,027,092
Wrightsville Beach271939 - 202415,00016,956,391$63,119,149$118,697,567628,014$3,944,947$7,418,598

LocationYearPrimary Funding SourceJustificationLength (ft)Volume (yd³)Total CostAdjusted Cost (2025)
Atlantic Beach1986FederalNavigation39,1294,168,600$5,316,038$15,556,660
Atlantic Beach1994FederalNavigation11,0002,472,132$1,897,363$4,126,765
Atlantic Beach2005FederalNavigation20,0002,390,000$10,231,000$16,889,020
Atlantic Beach2011FederalNavigation11,500799,504$7,576,752$10,839,807
Atlantic Beach2014FederalNavigation4,000522,518$4,441,403$6,032,437
Atlantic Beach2017StateShore Protection9,000621,000$9,345,825$12,274,260
Atlantic Beach/Fort Macon1973FederalNavigation5,043504,266$414,807$3,007,351
Atlantic Beach/Fort Macon2021FederalNavigation13,8611,114,051$18,086,750$21,486,234
Avon2022LocalShore Protection13,2001,000,000$11,730,962$12,901,253
Bald Head Island1992FederalNavigation12,300800,000$900,000$2,069,357
Bald Head Island1996LocalShore Protection13,000715,000$0$0
Bald Head Island1997LocalShore Protection0450,000$0$0
Bald Head Island2001FederalNavigation16,0001,849,000$7,077,000$12,870,544
Bald Head Island2005FederalNavigation16,0001,217,000$0$0
Bald Head Island2006LocalShore Protection047,800$0$0
Bald Head Island2007FederalNavigation16,000978,500$8,780,000$13,653,536
Bald Head Island2010LocalShore Protection16,2001,800,000$17,000,000$25,102,294
Bald Head Island2012LocalShore Protection0140,000$0$0
Bald Head Island2013FederalNavigation12,0001,800,000$15,234,166$21,046,687
Bald Head Island2015LocalShore Protection9,0001,400,000$8,000,000$10,865,823
Bald Head Island2019LocalShore Protection2,6401,100,000$11,700,000$14,711,836
Bald Head Island2020FederalFEMA Emergency0215,000$2,900,000$3,607,071
Bald Head Island2021FederalFEMA Emergency13,7281,610,000$0$0
Bald Head Island2023FederalShore Protection10,5601,134,000$12,000,000$13,197,130
Bogue Inlet2021FederalFEMA Emergency5,545170,197$2,612,487$3,103,515
Buxton2018LocalShore Protection15,3122,600,000$22,000,000$28,203,106
Buxton2022LocalShore Protection15,3121,200,000$18,106,674$19,913,011
Cape Hatteras1966FederalShore Protection0312,000$0$0
Cape Hatteras1971FederalShore Protection0200,000$0$0
Cape Hatteras1973FederalShore Protection7,9201,300,000$4,000,000$29,263,636
Cape Lookout2006FederalShore Protection2,60075,700$926,000$1,475,641
Cape Lookout2024FederalEcosystem Restoration030,000$6,900,000$7,064,599
Carolina Beach1955FederalShore Protection0252,000$50,000$596,111
Carolina Beach1956StateUnknown0200,000$0$0
Carolina Beach1965FederalShore Protection13,9922,632,000$1,025,000$10,310,859
Carolina Beach1967FederalEmergency4,224389,959$186,308$1,817,350
Carolina Beach1968FederalNavigation097,000$0$0
Carolina Beach1970FederalEmergency4,224346,000$291,159$2,403,182
Carolina Beach1971FederalShore Protection11,600734,140$517,897$4,066,123
Carolina Beach1972FederalNavigation18218,816$0$0
Carolina Beach1973FederalNavigation030,547$0$0
Carolina Beach1974FederalNavigation066,687$0$0
Carolina Beach1975FederalNavigation040,804$0$0
Carolina Beach1976FederalNavigation0119,971$0$0
Carolina Beach1977FederalNavigation062,066$0$0
Carolina Beach1979FederalNavigation0230,866$0$0
Carolina Beach1981FederalEmergency0406,352$1,051,774$3,720,506
Carolina Beach1981FederalNavigation0109,176$174,002$615,508
Carolina Beach1982FederalShore Protection14,2563,662,181$8,384,406$27,824,127
Carolina Beach1983FederalNavigation0119,244$0$0
Carolina Beach1985FederalShore Protection6,000764,162$1,652,004$4,923,890
Carolina Beach1985FederalNavigation028,267$0$0
Carolina Beach1988FederalShore Protection5,700950,913$1,890,535$5,157,315
Carolina Beach1989FederalNavigation098,843$0$0
Carolina Beach1991FederalShore Protection11,6001,008,736$2,450,286$5,799,611
Carolina Beach1995FederalShore Protection11,6001,157,742$3,185,642$6,746,435
Carolina Beach1998FederalShore Protection0575,000$2,020,650$3,990,474
Carolina Beach2001FederalShore Protection01,204,646$2,964,355$5,391,107
Carolina Beach2004FederalShore Protection0680,000$2,909,500$4,955,387
Carolina Beach2007FederalShore Protection5,280532,250$3,000,000$4,665,217
Carolina Beach2010FederalShore Protection0690,000$4,278,185$6,317,192
Carolina Beach2013FederalShore Protection14,256900,000$5,291,166$7,309,984
Carolina Beach2016FederalShore Protection3,328890,000$5,000,000$6,706,250
Carolina Beach/Kure Beach2022FederalShore Protection01,785,000$20,300,000$22,325,145
Caswell Beach2001FederalNavigation2,000133,200$0$0
Caswell Beach2009FederalNavigation01,090,000$13,400,000$20,062,605
Dare County2004FederalEmergency0383,000$5,100,000$8,686,190
Duck2017LocalShore Protection8,9761,263,181$14,100,000$18,525,673
Duck2023LocalShore Protection8,976550,000$7,394,516$8,132,199
Eagle Island2010FederalNavigation5,2801,048,246$2,096,492$3,094,272
Emerald Isle2003LocalShore Protection31,1111,867,726$11,800,000$20,643,587
Emerald Isle2004FederalEmergency12,500156,000$1,800,000$3,065,714
Emerald Isle2005LocalShore Protection23,760690,868$11,400,000$18,818,769
Emerald Isle2007FederalEmergency27,663648,447$6,568,992$10,215,259
Emerald Isle2013FederalEmergency21,989649,790$10,067,903$13,909,262
Emerald Isle2013LocalShore Protection21,989472,230$4,294,619$5,933,210
Emerald Isle2019LocalShore Protection16,375624,945$12,990,263$16,334,241
Emerald Isle2021FederalFEMA Emergency43,9101,861,280$28,645,100$34,029,072
Emerald Isle Point1984FederalNavigation2,00015,000$0$0
Emerald Isle Point1987FederalNavigation2,00030,000$0$0
Emerald Isle Point1990FederalNavigation2,00056,000$0$0
Emerald Isle Point1993FederalNavigation2,00017,000$0$0
Emerald Isle Point1995FederalNavigation2,00033,000$0$0
Emerald Isle Point1996FederalNavigation2,00071,000$0$0
Emerald Isle Point1997FederalNavigation2,00039,000$0$0
Emerald Isle Point1999FederalNavigation2,00048,000$0$0
Emerald Isle Point2000FederalNavigation2,00016,000$0$0
Emerald Isle Point2003FederalNavigation2,00059,000$0$0
Emerald Isle Point2006FederalNavigation2,00077,000$1,034,482$1,648,514
Emerald Isle Point2010FederalNavigation2,00074,000$757,782$1,118,945
Emerald Isle Point2014FederalNavigation2,00050,000$0$0
Emerald Isle Point2024StateNavigation11,698200,000$2,660,000$2,925,364
Figure Eight Island - North End1983PrivateShore Protection090,000$0$0
Figure Eight Island - North End1993PrivateShore Protection3,000275,000$0$0
Figure Eight Island - North End1997PrivateShore Protection0250,000$0$0
Figure Eight Island - North End2005LocalShore Protection0261,235$0$0
Figure Eight Island - North End2005LocalShore Protection0350,000$0$0
Figure Eight Island - North End2009LocalShore Protection0295,000$0$0
Figure Eight Island - North End2011LocalShore Protection0275,000$0$0
Figure Eight Island - South End1977PrivateNavigation013,000$0$0
Figure Eight Island - South End1985PrivateShore Protection2,00046,300$0$0
Figure Eight Island - South End1986PrivateShore Protection2,000250,000$0$0
Figure Eight Island - South End1992PrivateShore Protection0343,000$0$0
Figure Eight Island - South End1998PrivateNavigation0450,000$0$0
Figure Eight Island - South End1999PrivateNavigation9,000785,000$0$0
Figure Eight Island - South End2002PrivateNavigation0500,572$2,753,146$4,923,543
Figure Eight Island - South End2003PrivateNavigation090,000$495,000$865,981
Figure Eight Island - South End2005PrivateNavigation0183,000$0$0
Figure Eight Island - South End2006PrivateNavigation0148,969$0$0
Figure Eight Island - South End2006PrivateNavigation0179,175$0$0
Figure Eight Island - South End2009PrivateNavigation0600,000$0$0
Figure Eight Island - South End2013PrivateNavigation0300,000$2,178,600$3,009,834
Fort Macon1958FederalNavigation0100,000$0$0
Fort Macon1961FederalNavigation7,6560$952,000$10,214,960
Fort Macon1965FederalNavigation092,800$0$0
Fort Macon1969FederalNavigation0105,000$0$0
Fort Macon1978FederalNavigation11,7971,179,600$1,565,177$7,751,238
Fort Macon1994FederalNavigation8,0002,192,268$1,897,363$4,126,765
Fort Macon2002FederalNavigation4,000209,348$0$0
Fort Macon2005FederalNavigation5,000530,729$2,669,000$4,405,903
Fort Macon2007FederalNavigation2,000184,828$5,344,000$8,310,307
Fort Macon2011FederalNavigation5,700547,196$5,185,676$7,418,974
Fort Macon2014FederalNavigation6,000585,067$4,973,757$6,755,495
Hatteras Island1974FederalNavigation1,353135,293$164,818$1,082,753
Hatteras Island1977FederalNavigation97097,029$248,521$1,311,458
Hatteras Island1984FederalNavigation30029,972$155,625$481,689
Hatteras Island1986FederalNavigation90190,114$303,195$887,259
Hatteras Island1988FederalNavigation74674,646$359,861$981,689
Hatteras Island1992FederalNavigation18118,147$184,840$425,000
Hatteras Island2003FederalEmergency1,500442,600$6,200,000$10,846,630
Holden Beach1971FederalNavigation1,088108,802$70,259$551,619
Holden Beach1973FederalNavigation0108,627$0$0
Holden Beach1974FederalNavigation092,774$0$0
Holden Beach1975FederalNavigation062,303$0$0
Holden Beach1977FederalNavigation076,149$0$0
Holden Beach1984FederalNavigation076,867$0$0
Holden Beach1986FederalNavigation095,927$0$0
Holden Beach1987FederalNavigation0173,963$0$0
Holden Beach1998FederalShore Protection3,6000$1,345,746$2,657,642
Holden Beach2002FederalNavigation10,500501,400$5,808,000$10,386,640
Holden Beach2002LocalUnknown8,600141,700$0$0
Holden Beach2002FederalNavigation1,00032,000$0$0
Holden Beach2003LocalShore Protection8,50030,000$0$0
Holden Beach2004LocalShore Protection4,500123,000$0$0
Holden Beach2004FederalNavigation2,500113,230$0$0
Holden Beach2006LocalUnknown3,00045,500$0$0
Holden Beach2006FederalNavigation2,50065,000$0$0
Holden Beach2008LocalShore Protection6,000201,000$0$0
Holden Beach2009LocalEmergency10,000192,000$0$0
Holden Beach2009FederalNavigation2,000100,000$0$0
Holden Beach2010FederalNavigation3,500140,000$0$0
Holden Beach2011FederalNavigation2,00032,000$0$0
Holden Beach2012FederalNavigation1,00025,000$0$0
Holden Beach2014FederalNavigation3,20093,000$0$0
Holden Beach2014LocalNavigation2,30095,000$0$0
Holden Beach2017LocalShore Protection21,1201,300,000$15,000,000$19,708,163
Holden Beach2022FederalFEMA Emergency21,648550,000$16,000,000$17,596,174
Indian Beach/Salter Path2002LocalShore Protection15,840456,994$1,890,000$3,379,950
Indian Beach/Salter Path2004FederalNavigation13,376699,282$4,692,249$7,991,719
Indian Beach/Salter Path2007FederalEmergency13,389319,113$3,893,194$6,054,199
Indian Beach/Salter Path2019LocalShore Protection10,900350,702$7,289,780$9,166,329
Kill Devil Hills2017LocalShore Protection13,728817,359$8,400,000$11,036,571
Kill Devil Hills2021LocalShore Protection13,622505,000$6,373,451$7,571,369
Kitty Hawk2017LocalShore Protection18,9021,765,619$18,200,000$23,902,815
Kitty Hawk2022LocalShore Protection20,962745,000$9,638,244$10,599,763
Kure Beach1998FederalShore Protection18,0050$14,550,000$28,734,018
Kure Beach2001FederalShore Protection18,0001,200,000$4,500,000$8,183,898
Kure Beach2004FederalShore Protection6,000190,000$2,380,000$4,053,556
Kure Beach2007FederalShore Protection4,224262,790$3,100,000$4,820,725
Kure Beach2010FederalShore Protection0450,000$4,694,483$6,931,899
Kure Beach2013FederalShore Protection18,005432,000$5,717,216$7,898,592
Kure Beach2016FederalShore Protection4,424655,000$7,300,000$9,791,125
Mason's Inlet2024LocalNavigation0500,000$6,450,000$7,093,457
Masonboro Island1986FederalNavigation5,0001,997,521$0$0
Masonboro Island1994FederalNavigation2,400362,009$0$0
Masonboro Island2010FederalNavigation0580,000$7,785,000$11,495,374
Nags Head2011LocalShore Protection52,8004,600,000$36,000,000$51,504,000
Nags Head2019LocalShore Protection52,8004,000,000$25,546,711$32,122,993
Nags Head2022FederalFEMA Emergency23,496567,000$13,952,137$15,344,014
North Topsail Beach1997FederalNavigation10,00089,000$532,670$1,065,009
North Topsail Beach1998FederalNavigation10,00089,000$532,670$1,051,942
North Topsail Beach1999FederalNavigation10,00089,000$532,670$1,026,745
North Topsail Beach2000FederalNavigation10,00089,000$532,670$996,898
North Topsail Beach2001FederalNavigation10,00089,000$532,670$968,737
North Topsail Beach2002FederalNavigation10,000154,000$532,670$952,592
North Topsail Beach2003FederalNavigation10,00089,000$532,670$931,883
North Topsail Beach2004FederalNavigation10,00089,000$532,670$907,230
North Topsail Beach2005FederalNavigation10,00089,000$532,670$879,315
North Topsail Beach2006FederalNavigation10,000100,000$1,293,103$2,060,643
North Topsail Beach2007FederalNavigation10,00089,000$532,670$828,340
North Topsail Beach2008FederalNavigation10,00089,000$532,670$797,518
North Topsail Beach2009FederalNavigation10,00089,000$532,670$797,518
North Topsail Beach2010FederalNavigation10,00089,000$532,670$786,543
North Topsail Beach2013LocalShore Protection7,735566,000$5,711,260$7,890,363
North Topsail Beach2013FederalNavigation10,560165,000$532,670$735,908
North Topsail Beach2015LocalShore Protection18,4801,250,000$16,815,000$22,838,601
North Topsail Beach2016StateNavigation5,280130,000$2,450,000$3,286,063
North Topsail Beach2020FederalShore Protection27,456242,912$5,400,000$6,711,429
North Topsail Beach2023FederalShore Protection0159,999$0$0
North Topsail Beach2024FederalShore Protection18,500636,000$1,799,996$1,979,565
Oak Island1986FederalNavigation0130,000$215,000$629,168
Oak Island1989FederalNavigation0104,803$0$0
Oak Island1993FederalNavigation1,601160,091$1,389,987$3,085,771
Oak Island2001FederalNavigation25,6001,048,600$11,763,000$21,392,710
Oak Island2001FederalEcosystem Restoration12,1001,340,000$12,572,000$22,863,993
Oak Island2015LocalNavigation3,000226,575$4,127,779$5,606,464
Oak Island2019FederalShore Protection2,400121,300$0$0
Oak Island2021StateShore Protection0728,000$14,500,000$17,225,339
Oak Island2022FederalFEMA Emergency22,000768,000$14,500,000$15,946,532
Ocean Isle Beach1974FederalNavigation082,831$0$0
Ocean Isle Beach1976FederalNavigation020,925$0$0
Ocean Isle Beach1983FederalNavigation054,905$0$0
Ocean Isle Beach1984FederalNavigation038,880$0$0
Ocean Isle Beach1986FederalNavigation030,630$0$0
Ocean Isle Beach1989FederalNavigation048,614$0$0
Ocean Isle Beach2001FederalShore Protection17,1601,952,600$8,185,714$14,886,900
Ocean Isle Beach2006FederalNavigation80048,000$500,000$796,782
Ocean Isle Beach2006FederalShore Protection6,200449,400$2,100,000$3,346,485
Ocean Isle Beach2007LocalShore Protection2,700155,000$720,000$1,119,652
Ocean Isle Beach2010FederalShore Protection11,000509,200$5,012,525$7,401,522
Ocean Isle Beach2014FederalShore Protection5,500800,000$7,800,000$10,594,177
Ocean Isle Beach2014FederalNavigation1,200160,000$500,000$679,114
Ocean Isle Beach2017FederalNavigation1,60035,000$0$0
Ocean Isle Beach2018FederalShore Protection5,100330,000$3,800,000$4,873,386
Ocean Isle Beach2022StateShore Protection7,920700,000$8,700,000$9,567,919
Ocracoke Island1986FederalNavigation1,678167,755$471,410$1,379,517
Ocracoke Island1988FederalNavigation90890,773$420,821$1,147,985
Ocracoke Island1989FederalNavigation1,132113,229$557,830$1,448,109
Ocracoke Island1992FederalNavigation1,000100,000$653,748$1,503,153
Ocracoke Island1995FederalNavigation044,305$145,135$307,362
Pea Island1990FederalNavigation2,000254,955$0$0
Pea Island1991FederalNavigation2,500282,600$0$0
Pea Island1992FederalNavigation4,000184,300$0$0
Pea Island1992FederalNavigation5,4001,078,000$0$0
Pea Island1993FederalNavigation2,500433,235$0$0
Pea Island1995FederalNavigation2,000203,191$1,294,327$2,741,078
Pea Island1996FederalNavigation0500,217$0$0
Pea Island1997FederalNavigation0294,000$1,159,642$2,318,564
Pea Island1998FederalNavigation0260,183$637,448$1,258,862
Pea Island1999FederalNavigation0328,919$545,515$1,051,505
Pea Island2000FederalNavigation0419,305$1,228,564$2,299,272
Pea Island2001FederalNavigation0513,706$2,568,530$4,671,242
Pea Island2002FederalNavigation0732,852$2,822,329$5,047,265
Pea Island2003FederalNavigation01,029,543$3,860,786$6,754,277
Pea Island2004FederalNavigation0616,448$2,510,229$4,275,358
Pea Island2013FederalEmergency0616,448$7,000,000$9,670,815
Pea Island/Rodanthe2014FederalEmergency11,2501,620,000$20,300,000$27,572,025
Pine Knoll Shores2002LocalShore Protection90,0001,276,586$10,710,000$19,153,050
Pine Knoll Shores2007FederalShore Protection21,120770,465$10,326,000$16,057,678
Pine Knoll Shores2008FederalEmergency13,615148,393$3,311,582$4,958,131
Pine Knoll Shores2013FederalEmergency12,905315,221$4,884,062$6,747,552
Pine Knoll Shores2020FederalShore Protection49,9002,022,807$28,086,398$34,907,380
Southern Shores2017LocalShore Protection2,50080,510$1,000,000$1,313,878
Southern Shores2022FederalShore Protection20,064972,000$11,457,602$12,600,622
Southern Shores2023LocalEmergency20,06450,000$0$0
Surf City2024LocalEmergency3,0005,000$280,000$307,933
Topsail Island1982FederalNavigation051,715$0$0
Topsail Island1988FederalNavigation0151,017$423,256$1,154,628
Topsail Island1992FederalNavigation75575,519$177,830$408,882
Topsail Island1993FederalNavigation80280,162$269,659$598,643
Topsail Island1995FederalNavigation38938,883$269,659$571,074
Topsail Island2005FederalEmergency058,000$1,500,000$2,476,154
Topsail Island2007FederalNavigation4,000160,000$0$0
Topsail Island2010LocalShore Protection25,0001,000,000$10,250,000$15,135,206
Topsail Island2020FederalShore Protection23,000939,000$18,800,000$23,365,714
Topsail Island2020FederalShore Protection52,272238,000$2,000,000$2,485,714
West Onslow Beach1990FederalNavigation4,000101,653$417,984$1,027,092
Wrightsville Beach1939FederalUnknown13,728700,000$98,000$2,253,300
Wrightsville Beach1955FederalUnknown038,000$0$0
Wrightsville Beach1956StateUnknown035,000$0$0
Wrightsville Beach1957FederalUnknown0304,000$0$0
Wrightsville Beach1959FederalUnknown7,920100,000$0$0
Wrightsville Beach1965FederalShore Protection14,0002,993,100$739,339$7,437,288
Wrightsville Beach1966FederalShore Protection12,000362,108$255,941$2,496,588
Wrightsville Beach1970FederalShore Protection8,0001,436,533$578,545$4,775,221
Wrightsville Beach1980FederalNavigation036,108$0$0
Wrightsville Beach1980FederalEmergency0398,294$0$0
Wrightsville Beach1981FederalSection 1118,0001,249,699$4,427,792$15,662,706
Wrightsville Beach1982FederalNavigation0124,533$0$0
Wrightsville Beach1983FederalNavigation093,755$0$0
Wrightsville Beach1985FederalNavigation019,399$0$0
Wrightsville Beach1986FederalNavigation6,864898,593$1,331,715$3,897,082
Wrightsville Beach1987FederalNavigation076,556$0$0
Wrightsville Beach1989FederalNavigation096,771$0$0
Wrightsville Beach1991FederalShore Protection6,8641,016,684$2,682,412$6,349,033
Wrightsville Beach1994FederalShore Protection6,400619,031$1,973,591$4,292,560
Wrightsville Beach1998FederalShore Protection01,672,227$3,969,299$7,838,757
Wrightsville Beach2002FederalShore Protection01,250,000$4,600,000$8,226,333
Wrightsville Beach2005FederalEmergency010,000$100,000$165,077
Wrightsville Beach2006FederalShore Protection15,000500,000$7,260,000$11,569,277
Wrightsville Beach2010FederalNavigation0451,000$2,402,515$3,547,567
Wrightsville Beach2014FederalShore Protection7,202775,000$9,700,000$13,174,810
Wrightsville Beach2018FederalShore Protection8,000700,000$9,400,000$12,055,219
Wrightsville Beach2024FederalShore Protection01,000,000$13,600,000$14,956,748

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