The South Shore Coastal Hazards Characterization Atlas provides technical information necessary to evaluate individual projects and implement sound coastal hazard mitigation strategies for the ocean-facing shores from Hull to the Cape Cod Canal. The index map (PDF, 260 KB) indicates the specific areas covered by atlas, which are also listed by tile number and name below.
Tile I - Stony Beach to Nantasket Beach
- Properties with Multiple Federal Flood Insurance Claims (PDF, 4 MB)
- Historical Shoreline Change Rate (PDF, 4 MB)
- Shoreline Type (PDF, 4 MB)
- Dominant Coastal Processes (PDF, 5 MB)
- Coastal Engineering Structures (PDF, 4 MB)
- Beach Width Fronting Coastal Banks (PDF, 4 MB)
Tile II - Nantasket Beach to Gun Rock
- Properties with Multiple Federal Flood Insurance Claims (PDF, 5 MB)
- Historical Shoreline Change Rate (PDF, 5 MB)
- Shoreline Type (PDF, 5 MB)
- Dominant Coastal Processes (PDF, 5 MB)
- Coastal Engineering Structures (PDF, 5 MB)
- Beach Width Fronting Coastal Banks (PDF, 5 MB)
Tile III - Nantasket Beach to Cohasset Harbor
- Properties with Multiple Federal Flood Insurance Claims (PDF, 9 MB)
- Historical Shoreline Change Rate (PDF, 9 MB)
- Shoreline Type (PDF, 9 MB)
- Dominant Coastal Processes (PDF, 9 MB)
- Coastal Engineering Structures (PDF, 9 MB)
- Beach Width Fronting Coastal Banks (PDF, 9 MB)
Tile IV - Cohasset Harbor to Mann Hill Beach
- Properties with Multiple Federal Flood Insurance Claims (PDF, 9 MB)
- Historical Shoreline Change Rate (PDF, 9 MB)
- Shoreline Type (PDF, 9 MB)
- Dominant Coastal Processes (PDF, 9 MB)
- Coastal Engineering Structures (PDF, 9 MB)
- Beach Width Fronting Coastal Banks (PDF, 9 MB)
Tile V - Mann Hill Beach to Rivermoor Marsh
- Properties with Multiple Federal Flood Insurance Claims (PDF, 3 MB)
- Historical Shoreline Change Rate (PDF, 7 MB)
- Shoreline Type (PDF, 7 MB)
- Dominant Coastal Processes (PDF, 8 MB)
- Coastal Engineering Structures (PDF, 7 MB)
- Beach Width Fronting Coastal Banks (PDF, 7 MB)
Tile VI - Rivermoor Marsh to Humarock Beach
- Properties with Multiple Federal Flood Insurance Claims (PDF, 6 MB)
- Historical Shoreline Change Rate (PDF, 6 MB)
- Shoreline Type (PDF, 7 MB)
- Dominant Coastal Processes (PDF, 7 MB)
- Coastal Engineering Structures (PDF, 6 MB)
- Beach Width Fronting Coastal Banks (PDF, 6 MB)
Tile VII - Humarock Beach to Brant Rock
- Properties with Multiple Federal Flood Insurance Claims (PDF, 6 MB)
- Historical Shoreline Change Rate (PDF, 6 MB)
- Shoreline Type (PDF, 6 MB)
- Dominant Coastal Processes (PDF, 6 MB)
- Coastal Engineering Structures (PDF, 6 MB)
- Beach Width Fronting Coastal Banks (PDF, 6 MB)
Tile VIII - Brant Rock to Duxbury Beach
- Properties with Multiple Federal Flood Insurance Claims (PDF, 4 MB)
- Historical Shoreline Change Rate (PDF, 4 MB)
- Shoreline Type (PDF, 4 MB)
- Dominant Coastal Processes (PDF, 5 MB)
- Coastal Engineering Structures (PDF, 4 MB)
- Beach Width Fronting Coastal Banks (PDF, 4 MB)
Tile IX - Duxbury Beach to Saquish Beach
- Properties with Multiple Federal Flood Insurance Claims (PDF, 3 MB)
- Historical Shoreline Change Rate (PDF, 3 MB)
- Shoreline Type (PDF, 3 MB)
- Dominant Coastal Processes (PDF, 4 MB)
- Coastal Engineering Structures - Not Mapped*
- Beach Width Fronting Coastal Banks (PDF, 3 MB)
*There are no coastal engineering structures within this reach of shoreline.
Tile X - Powder Point to Rocky Nook
- Properties with Multiple Federal Flood Insurance Claims (PDF, 7 MB)
- Historical Shoreline Change Rate (PDF, 7 MB)
- Shoreline Type (PDF, 7 MB)
- Dominant Coastal Processes - Not Mapped*
- Coastal Engineering Structures - Not Mapped*
- Beach Width Fronting Coastal Banks - Not Mapped*
*These maps are not applicable to this reach of shoreline and are excluded.
Tile XI - Rocky Nook to Plymouth Beach
- Properties with Multiple Federal Flood Insurance Claims (PDF, 5 MB)
- Historical Shoreline Change Rate (PDF, 5 MB)
- Shoreline Type (PDF, 5 MB)
- Dominant Coastal Processes - Not Mapped*
- Coastal Engineering Structures - Not Mapped*
- Beach Width Fronting Coastal Banks - Not Mapped*
*These maps are not applicable to this reach of shoreline and are excluded.
Tile XII - Saquish Beach to Plymouth Beach
- Properties with Multiple Federal Flood Insurance Claims (PDF, 4 MB)
- Historical Shoreline Change Rate (PDF, 4 MB)
- Shoreline Type (PDF, 4 MB)
- Dominant Coastal Processes (PDF, 4 MB)
- Coastal Engineering Structures (PDF, 4 MB)
- Beach Width Fronting Coastal Banks (PDF, 4 MB)
Tile XIII - Plymouth Beach to White Horse Beach
- Properties with Multiple Federal Flood Insurance Claims (PDF, 8 MB)
- Historical Shoreline Change Rate (PDF, 8 MB)
- Shoreline Type (PDF, 8 MB)
- Dominant Coastal Processes (PDF, 9 MB)
- Coastal Engineering Structures (PDF, 8 MB)
- Beach Width Fronting Coastal Banks (PDF, 8 MB)
Tile XIV - White Horse Beach to Ocean Aire Beach
- Properties with Multiple Federal Flood Insurance Claims (PDF, 8 MB)
- Historical Shoreline Change Rate (PDF, 8 MB)
- Shoreline Type (PDF, 8 MB)
- Dominant Coastal Processes (PDF, 8 MB)
- Coastal Engineering Structures (PDF, 8 MB)
- Beach Width Fronting Coastal Banks (PDF, 8 MB)
Tile XV - Ocean Aire Beach to Nameloc Heights
- Properties with Multiple Federal Flood Insurance Claims (PDF, 8 MB)
- Historical Shoreline Change Rate (PDF, 8 MB)
- Shoreline Type (PDF, 8 MB)
- Dominant Coastal Processes (PDF, 8 MB)
- Coastal Engineering Structures (PDF, 8 MB)
- Beach Width Fronting Coastal Banks (PDF, 8 MB)
Tile XVI - Nameloc Heights to Sagamore Beach
- Properties with Multiple Federal Flood Insurance Claims - Not Mapped*
- Historical Shoreline Change Rate (PDF, 9 MB)
- Shoreline Type (PDF, 9 MB)
- Dominant Coastal Processes (PDF, 9 MB)
- Coastal Engineering Structures (PDF, 9 MB)
- Beach Width Fronting Coastal Banks (PDF, 9 MB)
*There are no properties with multiple federal insurance claims within this reach of shoreline.
Tile XVII - Sagamore Beach to Cape Cod Canal
- Properties with Multiple Federal Flood Insurance Claims - Not Mapped*
- Historical Shoreline Change Rate (PDF, 6 MB)
- Shoreline Type (PDF, 6 MB)
- Dominant Coastal Processes (PDF, 6 MB)
- Coastal Engineering Structures (PDF, 6 MB)
- Beach Width Fronting Coastal Banks (PDF, 6 MB)
*There are no properties with multiple federal insurance claims within this reach of shoreline.