NEW LAND ACCRETION FROM 2000-2003 AT SEGARA ANAKAN LAGOON, SOUTH COAST OF WEST AND CENTRAL JAVA

• Main Authors: I Wayan Lugra, Deny Setiady
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Marine Geological Institute of Indonesia 2017-07-01
• Series: Bulletin of the Marine Geology
• Subjects: sediment materials; accretion area; Segara Anakan
• Online Access: http://ejournal.mgi.esdm.go.id/index.php/bomg/article/view/49

Segara Anakan Lagoon is an unique lagoon , where a lot of rivers enter into the lagoon such as Citanduy, Cibeureum, Cijolang, Cikawung and Ciseel Rivers. These rivers bring the sediment materials from upstream to the lagoon areas and resisted by Nusa Kambangan Island. The rate of sediment transportation every year occurred continuously and significantly. Its caused the creation of new land at eastern part of Segara Anakan Lagoon was about 376.69 hectares which is located at Cilacap District, while in the western part is about 15,78 hectares which is located at Ciamis District. Since 1999 to 2003 land accretion at Segara Anakan Lagoon was about 392.47 hectares with the rate of accretion around 78.50 hectares/year. In 1999 the area of the Segara Anakan Lagoon approximately 1,595 hectares. Based on the averages of rate land accretion, its predicted that in the middle of the 2019 whole of Segara Anakan will be land. The study had been done in 2003 by using hand drilling up to 2 meters depth, grab sampler and GPS Garmin 250 Map. The hand drilling result at accretion area, show that at eastern part of study area is composed of silt and cly, while at Nusawere Bay and Solok Jero is characterized by fine to coarse sand.