Absecon Inlet

USACE Philadelphia District
Published Feb. 23, 2023
Absecon Inlet Project Index Map

Absecon Inlet Project Index Map

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District maintains the Absecon Inlet along the New Jersey coast.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District maintains the Absecon Inlet along the New Jersey coast.

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS: NJ-2

APPROPRIATION/PHASE: Operation & Maintenance, General

BUSINESS PROGRAM: Navigation

LOCATION:  Project is located along the Atlantic Coast on the boundary between Atlantic and Ocean County, New Jersey.

DESCRIPTION: The project provides for an inlet entrance 20 feet deep at mean low water and 400 feet wide, an entrance channel 15 feet deep and 200 feet wide from the inlet channel into Clam Creek, and a turning basin 15 feet within Clam Creek. The total length of the section included in the project is about 1.5 miles.

PROJECT GOALS: The purpose of this project provides for an inlet entrance 20 feet deep at mean low water and 400 feet wide, an entrance channel 115 feet deep and 200 feet wide from the inlet channel into Clam Creek, and a turning basin 15 feet within Clam Creek.

STATUS: Funds are used for Project Condition Surveys and coordinate project status with the public, local stakeholders and US Coast Guard. The Clam Creek portion of the project was most recently dredged in 2022.