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Glossary terms for letter: U

Undermining:

The removal of lateral support at the base of a slope by scour, piping erosion, or excavation.

Updrift:

The direction opposite that of the predominant movement of sediment along the shore. The side of a groin, jetty or other structure where sand accumulates.

Upland:

A general term for land or ground that is higher than the floodplain.

Upland Plant:

Plant naturally found in wetlands less than one (1) percent of the time.

Uprush:

The landward flow of water up onto the beach that occurs when a wave breaks.

 

Revised 5/15/07