Recent History of The St Joseph Peninsula Beaches, Florida, USA

The coasts of Florida (USA) have been changing at different rates, depending on the location. An apparent change has been occurring on St Joseph Peninsula. These changes have been examined and documented for the period 1868-1983. Drastic coastal changes have been observed along two parts of the peninsula: Cape San Blas and St Joseph Spit. Coastal changes have been divided into two periods (1868-1934 and 1934-1976), according to the intensity of changes. St Joseph Spit has been growing northwestward, and Cape San Blas is eroding on its western side but growing to the east. The rate of shoreline changes relative to the monuments of the Florida Department of Natural Resources were different along the coast of St Joseph Peninsula before 1934. Since then, however the shoreline has been changing at an almost constant rate.