Sand Trap Dredging History
Per the Jupiter Inlet District's Inlet Management Plan and state mandate, the District removes an average of 60,000 cubic yards of sand from the inlet's sand trap and navigation channels annually.
The sand trap is a 10,000 square foot submerged depression that collects sand naturally migrating into the inlet system and is located approximately 1,000 feet West of the inlet's mouth. Dredged sand is then pumped to the beaches South of the inlet to counter beach erosion.
YEAR CUBIC YARDS
1993 61,513
1994 71,520
1995 72,000
1996 31,540
1998 85,000
2000 56,200
2001 82,900
2002 44,000
2004 60,000
2005 78,000
2006 70,500
2008 87,837
2009 64,721
2010-11 87,982
2012 30,800
2013 68,615
2014 40,828
2015 45,333
2016 61,399
2017 62,863
2018 52,751
2019 27,896
2020-21 123,220
AVERAGE 61,830
TOTAL 1,422,085