Report on St. Lucia estuary siltation: Hydraulic model study

The St. Lucia Lake is situated on the Zululand coast of Natal (see figure 1) and is connected to the sea by means of an estuary. The mouth of the estuary has been subject to steady deterioration. It is evident that early in this century a small bay existed in the area between the present mouths of the estuary and t h e Umfolozi River, with the...