Oregon Inlet in North Carolina, the only inlet along a 170 km
stretch of coast, supports an active commercial fishing
and recreational boating industry. Severe erosion,
because of the ongoing migration of OI, resulted in NC
constructing a terminal groin in 1990 to prevent the
highway from being cut off from the south side of the
bridge. As with most natural tidal inlets, OI has seen
these dynamic changes since its opening in 1846, and has
migrated more than two miles south of its original
location. Monitoring programs are attempting to
determine whether or not further engineering efforts are
required to stabilize the inlet. Part of this program
involves aerial photography, and those pictures have been
combined here to give mosaics of OI dating as far back as
1932.
Oregon Inlet Tide Data & Wave Data 
The following pages contain aerial
photos (mosaics) of Oregon Inlet from the years 1932
- 1998. To view the high resolution image, click on
the thumbnail.
Last updated 8/2/00 |