South Carolina
State Totals
- Nourishment Episodes:97
- Volume:71,728,357 yd³
- Length:1,257,223 ft
- Total Cost:$ 540,928,542
- Adjusted Cost (2024):$ 863,880,970
| Year | # | Total Length (ft) | Total Volume (yd³) | Total Cost | Adjusted Cost (2024) | Avg Volume (yd³) | Avg Cost | Avg Cost (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 1 | 4,752 | 830,000 | $400,000 | $4,657,778 | 830,000 | $400,000 | $4,657,778 |
| 1968 | 1 | 10,032 | 750,000 | $609,000 | $5,470,560 | 750,000 | $609,000 | $5,470,560 |
| 1969 | 2 | 15,800 | 1,750,000 | $1,100,000 | $9,347,027 | 875,000 | $550,000 | $4,673,514 |
| 1971 | 1 | 10,032 | 761,324 | $534,000 | $4,094,868 | 761,324 | $534,000 | $4,094,868 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 | 2,107,053 | $0 | $0 | 2,107,053 | $0 | $0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 8,976 | 613,000 | $872,000 | $5,076,978 | 613,000 | $872,000 | $5,076,978 |
| 1979 | 3 | 8,300 | 1,006,751 | $1,513,000 | $6,516,263 | 335,584 | $504,333 | $2,172,088 |
| 1980 | 3 | 30,760 | 2,492,944 | $4,022,053 | $15,421,140 | 830,981 | $1,340,684 | $5,140,380 |
| 1982 | 4 | 10,640 | 1,693,560 | $1,350,000 | $4,375,670 | 423,390 | $675,000 | $2,187,835 |
| 1983 | 3 | 17,868 | 1,785,560 | $800,000 | $2,515,200 | 595,187 | $400,000 | $1,257,600 |
| 1984 | 2 | 6,780 | 655,560 | $1,500,000 | $4,534,615 | 327,780 | $750,000 | $2,267,308 |
| 1985 | 1 | 1,500 | 305,560 | $500,000 | $1,455,556 | 305,560 | $500,000 | $1,455,556 |
| 1986 | 1 | 1,500 | 305,560 | $500,000 | $1,429,091 | 305,560 | $500,000 | $1,429,091 |
| 1987 | 2 | 44,796 | 1,159,347 | $5,000,000 | $13,789,474 | 579,674 | $2,500,000 | $6,894,737 |
| 1988 | 2 | 11,500 | 755,560 | $1,400,000 | $3,730,169 | 377,780 | $700,000 | $1,865,085 |
| 1989 | 1 | 15,840 | 220,000 | $612,000 | $1,551,716 | 220,000 | $612,000 | $1,551,716 |
| 1990 | 9 | 159,128 | 4,454,039 | $19,731,250 | $47,360,509 | 494,893 | $2,192,361 | $5,262,279 |
| 1991 | 1 | 7,920 | 757,644 | $2,876,250 | $6,649,213 | 757,644 | $2,876,250 | $6,649,213 |
| 1993 | 1 | 27,984 | 2,800,000 | $15,000,000 | $32,524,138 | 2,800,000 | $15,000,000 | $32,524,138 |
| 1995 | 1 | 10,560 | 150,000 | $1,500,000 | $3,102,632 | 150,000 | $1,500,000 | $3,102,632 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 | $1,001,274 | 0 | $500,000 | $1,001,274 |
| 1997 | 3 | 118,900 | 7,523,398 | $45,448,827 | $88,752,244 | 2,507,799 | $15,149,609 | $29,584,081 |
| 1998 | 5 | 79,820 | 4,024,916 | $24,915,194 | $48,057,282 | 804,983 | $4,983,039 | $9,611,456 |
| 1999 | 3 | 22,204 | 961,000 | $6,593,218 | $12,412,621 | 320,333 | $2,197,739 | $4,137,540 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1,000 | 49,000 | $228,000 | $416,763 | 49,000 | $228,000 | $416,763 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2,640 | 360,181 | $2,480,250 | $4,237,992 | 180,091 | $2,480,250 | $4,237,992 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3,000 | 29,160 | $0 | $0 | 29,160 | $0 | $0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 30,468 | 2,518,192 | $16,043,151 | $25,866,496 | 839,397 | $5,347,717 | $8,622,165 |
| 2006 | 5 | 37,363 | 2,850,950 | $22,968,866 | $35,777,896 | 570,190 | $4,593,773 | $7,155,579 |
| 2007 | 3 | 58,532 | 3,225,000 | $27,611,936 | $41,938,129 | 1,075,000 | $9,203,979 | $13,979,376 |
| 2008 | 5 | 144,890 | 3,883,490 | $45,149,139 | $66,001,450 | 776,698 | $9,029,828 | $13,200,290 |
| 2009 | 1 | 48,780 | 1,497,975 | $17,612,822 | $25,755,680 | 1,497,975 | $17,612,822 | $25,755,680 |
| 2012 | 1 | 5,280 | 1,134,000 | $9,800,000 | $13,396,174 | 1,134,000 | $9,800,000 | $13,396,174 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1,950 | 415,000 | $3,000,000 | $4,048,069 | 415,000 | $3,000,000 | $4,048,069 |
| 2014 | 2 | 29,776 | 1,535,000 | $31,759,233 | $42,133,017 | 767,500 | $15,879,617 | $21,066,508 |
| 2015 | 2 | 10,920 | 750,000 | $9,500,000 | $12,602,532 | 375,000 | $9,500,000 | $12,602,532 |
| 2016 | 3 | 59,136 | 4,416,000 | $50,750,932 | $66,483,721 | 1,472,000 | $16,916,977 | $22,161,240 |
| 2017 | 2 | 25,344 | 1,137,633 | $24,936,915 | $31,990,835 | 568,817 | $12,468,458 | $15,995,418 |
| 2018 | 4 | 84,480 | 4,689,000 | $59,178,706 | $74,114,567 | 1,172,250 | $14,794,677 | $18,528,642 |
| 2019 | 2 | 20,256 | 755,000 | $15,900,800 | $19,528,170 | 377,500 | $7,950,400 | $9,764,085 |
| 2020 | 2 | 26,928 | 2,270,000 | $29,131,000 | $35,375,900 | 1,135,000 | $14,565,500 | $17,687,950 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 50,000 | $0 | $0 | 50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 11,320 | 1,100,000 | $19,600,000 | $21,053,092 | 550,000 | $9,800,000 | $10,526,546 |
| 2024 | 1 | 29,568 | 1,200,000 | $18,000,000 | $19,334,472 | 1,200,000 | $18,000,000 | $19,334,472 |
| Location | # | Year Range | Max Length (ft) | Total Volume (yd³) | Total Cost | Adjusted Cost (2024) | Avg Volume (yd³) | Avg Cost | Avg Cost (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadian Shores | 3 | 1999 - 2019 | 6,400 | 1,252,574 | $17,130,441 | $24,676,946 | 417,525 | $5,710,147 | $8,225,649 |
| Daufuskie | 1 | 1998 | 18,480 | 1,400,000 | $6,000,000 | $11,573,006 | 1,400,000 | $6,000,000 | $11,573,006 |
| Debidue | 5 | 1990 - 2022 | 10,032 | 2,350,000 | $28,900,000 | $38,772,377 | 470,000 | $5,780,000 | $7,754,475 |
| Edisto Beach | 4 | 1954 - 2016 | 18,258 | 2,861,000 | $28,450,932 | $44,439,685 | 715,250 | $7,112,733 | $11,109,921 |
| Edisto Beach State Park | 1 | 2006 | 3,200 | 181,728 | $1,593,866 | $2,480,750 | 181,728 | $1,593,866 | $2,480,750 |
| Folly Beach | 7 | 1993 - 2024 | 29,568 | 9,573,000 | $101,112,849 | $146,744,909 | 1,367,571 | $16,852,142 | $24,457,485 |
| Folly Beach Spit | 13 | 1979 - 2013 | 2,000 | 2,952,942 | $7,676,000 | $16,954,495 | 227,149 | $590,462 | $1,304,192 |
| Garden City Beach | 4 | 1979 - 2008 | 40,650 | 3,171,919 | $27,333,568 | $51,221,731 | 792,980 | $6,833,392 | $12,805,433 |
| Garden City to Surfside Beach | 2 | 2017 - 2018 | 21,120 | 1,257,633 | $28,743,315 | $36,565,457 | 628,817 | $14,371,658 | $18,282,728 |
| Hilton Head | 13 | 1969 - 2016 | 45,500 | 18,452,053 | $85,859,233 | $146,034,581 | 1,419,389 | $7,805,385 | $13,275,871 |
| Hunting Island | 9 | 1968 - 2020 | 13,200 | 6,413,463 | $30,344,879 | $61,157,066 | 712,607 | $3,371,653 | $6,795,230 |
| Huntington Beach | 3 | 1979 - 1988 | 10,000 | 1,346,176 | $2,245,000 | $7,805,426 | 448,725 | $748,333 | $2,601,809 |
| Isle of Palms | 3 | 1984 - 2018 | 10,560 | 3,568,895 | $25,847,266 | $36,362,599 | 1,189,632 | $8,615,755 | $12,120,866 |
| Kiawah Island East End | 2 | 2006 - 2015 | 3,000 | 650,000 | $3,575,000 | $5,575,298 | 325,000 | $3,575,000 | $5,575,298 |
| Litchfield Beach | 1 | 2022 | 3,400 | 450,000 | $8,300,000 | $8,915,340 | 450,000 | $8,300,000 | $8,915,340 |
| Myrtle Beach | 5 | 1987 - 2018 | 48,780 | 5,785,678 | $61,570,456 | $101,982,077 | 1,157,136 | $12,314,091 | $20,396,415 |
| North Myrtle Beach | 5 | 1990 - 2019 | 45,400 | 4,462,829 | $44,756,621 | $74,433,019 | 892,566 | $8,951,324 | $14,886,604 |
| Pawley's Island | 5 | 1989 - 2020 | 15,840 | 1,659,160 | $16,769,912 | $22,165,338 | 331,832 | $4,192,478 | $5,541,334 |
| Seabrook Island | 7 | 1982 - 2005 | 16,368 | 2,463,100 | $2,609,000 | $6,168,708 | 410,517 | $652,250 | $1,542,177 |
| Sullivan's Island | 1 | 1998 | 2,640 | 35,000 | $230,000 | $443,632 | 35,000 | $230,000 | $443,632 |
| Surfside Beach | 2 | 1990 - 2008 | 42,240 | 928,207 | $11,030,204 | $16,653,482 | 464,104 | $5,515,102 | $8,326,741 |
| Waites Island | 1 | 1982 | 6,500 | 513,000 | $850,000 | $2,755,052 | 513,000 | $850,000 | $2,755,052 |
| Location | Year | Primary Funding Source | Justification | Length (ft) | Volume (yd³) | Total Cost | Adjusted Cost (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadian Shores | 1999 | Local | Unknown | 4,780 | 446,000 | $4,093,218 | $7,706,034 |
| Arcadian Shores | 2008 | Local | Unknown | 6,400 | 331,574 | $4,097,223 | $5,991,474 |
| Arcadian Shores | 2019 | Local | Shore Protection | 6,000 | 475,000 | $8,940,000 | $10,979,438 |
| Daufuskie | 1998 | Private | Unknown | 18,480 | 1,400,000 | $6,000,000 | $11,573,006 |
| Debidue | 1990 | Private | Shore Protection | 10,032 | 200,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,405,509 |
| Debidue | 1998 | Private | Shore Protection | 7,920 | 250,000 | $1,500,000 | $2,893,252 |
| Debidue | 2006 | Private | Shore Protection | 7,920 | 600,000 | $5,600,000 | $8,733,333 |
| Debidue | 2015 | Private | Shore Protection | 7,920 | 650,000 | $9,500,000 | $12,602,532 |
| Debidue | 2022 | Private | Shore Protection | 7,920 | 650,000 | $11,300,000 | $12,137,752 |
| Edisto Beach | 1954 | State | Unknown | 4,752 | 830,000 | $400,000 | $4,657,778 |
| Edisto Beach | 1995 | State | Unknown | 10,560 | 150,000 | $1,500,000 | $3,102,632 |
| Edisto Beach | 2006 | State | Unknown | 18,258 | 875,000 | $7,700,000 | $11,984,554 |
| Edisto Beach | 2016 | State | Shore Protection | 16,896 | 1,006,000 | $18,850,932 | $24,694,721 |
| Edisto Beach State Park | 2006 | State | Unknown | 3,200 | 181,728 | $1,593,866 | $2,480,750 |
| Folly Beach | 1993 | Federal | Shore Protection | 27,984 | 2,800,000 | $15,000,000 | $32,524,138 |
| Folly Beach | 2005 | Federal | Shore Protection | 27,984 | 2,338,000 | $14,227,825 | $22,939,632 |
| Folly Beach | 2007 | Federal | Emergency | 10,032 | 485,000 | $8,185,024 | $12,431,747 |
| Folly Beach | 2014 | Federal | Shore Protection | 28,192 | 1,500,000 | $30,700,000 | $40,726,076 |
| Folly Beach | 2018 | Federal | Emergency | 10,560 | 1,200,000 | $15,000,000 | $18,788,845 |
| Folly Beach | 2021 | Federal | Demonstration | 0 | 50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Folly Beach | 2024 | Federal | Shore Protection | 29,568 | 1,200,000 | $18,000,000 | $19,334,472 |
| Folly Beach Spit | 1979 | Federal | Navigation | 1,500 | 20,022 | $33,000 | $142,126 |
| Folly Beach Spit | 1982 | Federal | Navigation | 1,500 | 305,560 | $500,000 | $1,620,619 |
| Folly Beach Spit | 1983 | Federal | Navigation | 1,500 | 305,560 | $500,000 | $1,572,000 |
| Folly Beach Spit | 1984 | Federal | Navigation | 1,500 | 305,560 | $500,000 | $1,511,538 |
| Folly Beach Spit | 1985 | Federal | Navigation | 1,500 | 305,560 | $500,000 | $1,455,556 |
| Folly Beach Spit | 1986 | Federal | Navigation | 1,500 | 305,560 | $500,000 | $1,429,091 |
| Folly Beach Spit | 1987 | Federal | Navigation | 1,500 | 305,560 | $500,000 | $1,378,947 |
| Folly Beach Spit | 1988 | Federal | Navigation | 1,500 | 305,560 | $500,000 | $1,332,203 |
| Folly Beach Spit | 1990 | Federal | Navigation | 1,500 | 40,000 | $100,000 | $240,000 |
| Folly Beach Spit | 1990 | Federal | Navigation | 1,500 | 200,000 | $500,000 | $1,200,000 |
| Folly Beach Spit | 1998 | Federal | Navigation | 2,000 | 90,000 | $315,000 | $607,583 |
| Folly Beach Spit | 2000 | Federal | Navigation | 1,000 | 49,000 | $228,000 | $416,763 |
| Folly Beach Spit | 2013 | State | Unknown | 1,950 | 415,000 | $3,000,000 | $4,048,069 |
| Garden City Beach | 1979 | Federal | Navigation | 4,000 | 633,497 | $950,000 | $4,091,507 |
| Garden City Beach | 1990 | Federal | Emergency | 13,200 | 163,295 | $1,640,000 | $3,936,000 |
| Garden City Beach | 1997 | Federal | Shore Protection | 30,000 | 1,517,494 | $14,294,614 | $27,914,451 |
| Garden City Beach | 2008 | Federal | Shore Protection | 40,650 | 857,633 | $10,448,954 | $15,279,773 |
| Garden City to Surfside Beach | 2017 | Federal | Emergency | 11,088 | 857,633 | $18,799,315 | $24,114,666 |
| Garden City to Surfside Beach | 2018 | Federal | Emergency | 21,120 | 400,000 | $9,944,000 | $12,450,791 |
| Hilton Head | 1969 | Local | Unknown | 1,200 | 150,000 | $100,000 | $849,730 |
| Hilton Head | 1969 | Local | Unknown | 14,600 | 1,600,000 | $1,000,000 | $8,497,297 |
| Hilton Head | 1973 | Local | Unknown | 0 | 2,107,053 | $0 | $0 |
| Hilton Head | 1980 | Local | Unknown | 14,600 | 550,000 | $1,100,000 | $4,217,561 |
| Hilton Head | 1982 | Local | Unknown | 0 | 800,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Hilton Head | 1990 | Local | Unknown | 34,848 | 2,338,000 | $9,700,000 | $23,280,000 |
| Hilton Head | 1997 | Local | Unknown | 43,500 | 3,383,000 | $11,000,000 | $21,480,745 |
| Hilton Head | 1999 | Local | Unknown | 4,224 | 245,000 | $1,200,000 | $2,259,162 |
| Hilton Head | 2007 | Local | Unknown | 45,500 | 2,700,000 | $19,000,000 | $28,857,971 |
| Hilton Head | 2012 | Local | Shore Protection | 5,280 | 1,134,000 | $9,800,000 | $13,396,174 |
| Hilton Head | 2014 | Local | Shore Protection | 1,584 | 35,000 | $1,059,233 | $1,406,941 |
| Hilton Head | 2016 | Local | Shore Protection | 42,240 | 3,350,000 | $29,200,000 | $38,252,000 |
| Hilton Head | 2016 | Local | Emergency | 0 | 60,000 | $2,700,000 | $3,537,000 |
| Hunting Island | 1968 | Federal | Unknown | 10,032 | 750,000 | $609,000 | $5,470,560 |
| Hunting Island | 1971 | Federal | Unknown | 10,032 | 761,324 | $534,000 | $4,094,868 |
| Hunting Island | 1975 | Federal | Unknown | 8,976 | 613,000 | $872,000 | $5,076,978 |
| Hunting Island | 1980 | Federal | Unknown | 12,160 | 1,400,000 | $2,107,053 | $8,078,750 |
| Hunting Island | 1991 | State | Unknown | 7,920 | 757,644 | $2,876,250 | $6,649,213 |
| Hunting Island | 2003 | State | Unknown | 2,640 | 230,181 | $2,480,250 | $4,237,992 |
| Hunting Island | 2005 | State | Unknown | 2,484 | 87,092 | $1,666,326 | $2,686,630 |
| Hunting Island | 2006 | State | Unknown | 7,985 | 644,222 | $4,500,000 | $7,003,960 |
| Hunting Island | 2020 | State | Shore Protection | 13,200 | 1,170,000 | $14,700,000 | $17,858,114 |
| Huntington Beach | 1979 | Federal | Navigation | 2,800 | 353,232 | $530,000 | $2,282,630 |
| Huntington Beach | 1980 | Federal | Navigation | 4,000 | 542,944 | $815,000 | $3,124,829 |
| Huntington Beach | 1988 | Federal | Navigation | 10,000 | 450,000 | $900,000 | $2,397,966 |
| Isle of Palms | 1984 | Local | Unknown | 5,280 | 350,000 | $1,000,000 | $3,023,077 |
| Isle of Palms | 2008 | Local | Unknown | 10,200 | 933,895 | $10,600,000 | $15,500,651 |
| Isle of Palms | 2018 | Private | Shore Protection | 10,560 | 2,285,000 | $14,247,266 | $17,838,871 |
| Kiawah Island East End | 2006 | Local | Ecosystem Restoration | 0 | 550,000 | $3,575,000 | $5,575,298 |
| Kiawah Island East End | 2015 | Local | Navigation | 3,000 | 100,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Litchfield Beach | 2022 | Private | Shore Protection | 3,400 | 450,000 | $8,300,000 | $8,915,340 |
| Myrtle Beach | 1987 | Local | Shore Protection | 43,296 | 853,787 | $4,500,000 | $12,410,526 |
| Myrtle Beach | 1990 | Federal | Shore Protection | 44,880 | 380,000 | $2,600,000 | $6,240,000 |
| Myrtle Beach | 1998 | Federal | Shore Protection | 48,780 | 2,249,916 | $16,870,194 | $32,539,810 |
| Myrtle Beach | 2009 | Federal | Shore Protection | 48,780 | 1,497,975 | $17,612,822 | $25,755,680 |
| Myrtle Beach | 2018 | Federal | Emergency | 42,240 | 804,000 | $19,987,440 | $25,036,060 |
| North Myrtle Beach | 1990 | Federal | Shore Protection | 42,360 | 377,200 | $1,950,000 | $4,680,000 |
| North Myrtle Beach | 1997 | Federal | Shore Protection | 45,400 | 2,622,904 | $20,154,213 | $39,357,047 |
| North Myrtle Beach | 2008 | Federal | Shore Protection | 45,400 | 902,725 | $9,554,008 | $13,971,070 |
| North Myrtle Beach | 2017 | Federal | Emergency | 14,256 | 280,000 | $6,137,600 | $7,876,169 |
| North Myrtle Beach | 2019 | Federal | Emergency | 14,256 | 280,000 | $6,960,800 | $8,548,733 |
| Pawley's Island | 1989 | Local | Unknown | 15,840 | 220,000 | $612,000 | $1,551,716 |
| Pawley's Island | 1999 | State | Unknown | 13,200 | 270,000 | $1,300,000 | $2,447,425 |
| Pawley's Island | 2004 | Local | Unknown | 3,000 | 29,160 | $0 | $0 |
| Pawley's Island | 2007 | Local | Emergency | 3,000 | 40,000 | $426,912 | $648,411 |
| Pawley's Island | 2020 | Local | Shore Protection | 13,728 | 1,100,000 | $14,431,000 | $17,517,785 |
| Seabrook Island | 1982 | Local | Unknown | 2,640 | 75,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Seabrook Island | 1983 | Private | Unknown | 0 | 250,000 | $300,000 | $943,200 |
| Seabrook Island | 1983 | Unknown | Unknown | 16,368 | 1,230,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Seabrook Island | 1990 | Local | Unknown | 5,808 | 685,000 | $1,660,000 | $3,984,000 |
| Seabrook Island | 1996 | Private | Unknown | 0 | 0 | $500,000 | $1,001,274 |
| Seabrook Island | 2003 | Unknown | Unknown | 0 | 130,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Seabrook Island | 2005 | Private | Unknown | 0 | 93,100 | $149,000 | $240,234 |
| Sullivan's Island | 1998 | State | Unknown | 2,640 | 35,000 | $230,000 | $443,632 |
| Surfside Beach | 1990 | Federal | Emergency | 5,000 | 70,544 | $581,250 | $1,395,000 |
| Surfside Beach | 2008 | Federal | Shore Protection | 42,240 | 857,663 | $10,448,954 | $15,258,482 |
| Waites Island | 1982 | Federal | Navigation | 6,500 | 513,000 | $850,000 | $2,755,052 |
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