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	Home Upcoming Events Institutions & Organizations People Bays & Estuaries Reefs, Banks & Islands Environmental Issues General Facts about the Gulf Exploration History Other Online Resources Electronic Books Mexican Coral Reef Species Checklist InfoHub Site Search:		Dr. Richard L. Watson, P.G. Photo provided by Richard Watson Dr. Watson is a marine and coastal consulting geologist with 40 years of experience studying the Texas Gulf Coast. He is an expert on sediment transport, including thorough knowledge of the longshore sediment transport system in the surf, the geologic history of the Texas Coast, inlet and tidal hydrodynamics, and Texas coastal boundary law. Dr. Watson has experience in the design of harbor entrances and inlets. He has served as an expert witness in cases involving coastal boundary determination. These have included determination of the ownership of 55 square miles of wind-tidal flats in Kenedy County which overlie valuable natural gas deposits as well as ownership of the wind-tidal flats adjacent to South Padre Island. He has served as an expert witness in several cases where the upland owner has lost beach front property due to beach erosion caused by man made changes in the shoreline and river systems which have initiated severe beach erosion on most of the Texas coast with particularly severe erosion on parts of Bolivar Peninsula, Surfside, Sargent beach, West Galveston beach and South Padre Island. Dr. Watson has also served as an expert witness for major wind turbine farms in Kenedy County, Texas in defense against an environmental lawsuit in Federal Court. Dr. Watson is licensed by the State of Texas as a Professional Geoscientist. Education: A.B. Geology, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA, 1965 M.A. Geology,University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA,1968 Ph.D. Geology,University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA, 1975 Area of Expertise / Interest: Geology and Geologic History of the Texas Coast; Beach Erosion; Tidal Hydrodynamics; Inlet Stability and Design; Coastal Land Boundary Law; Geosciences and Geochemistry; Surficial Processes; Environmental Science; Coastal Development; Restoration; Sustainable Development; Marine Geology and Geophysics; Law and Social Sciences Preferred Language:   English Mailing Address: PO Box 1040 Port Aransas, TX 78373-1040 USA Telephone: +1 361-749-4152 Fax: +1 253-981-0412 E-mail: richard@texascoastgeology.com Home Page URL:   http://TexasCoastGeology.com Links to Projects or Publications: Coastal Law and the Geology of a Changing Shoreline Severe Beach Erosion at Surfside, Texas Severe Beach Erosion Caused by Permanent Sand Loss Through Rollover Fish Pass, Bolivar Peninsula, Texas Geological History of the South Padre Island Wind-Tidal Flats Hurricane Ike and Other Storms Texas Coast Aerial Photography Postglacial Submergence: South Texas Coast Shoaling Analysis, Leggett Light Channel Protect the Natural Dune Seawall Ike wiped entire towns off the map. Are we safer in Port Aransas. (narrated presentation) Geologic framework of the eolian sand plain and the Central Flats of Laguna Madre and circulation between northern and southern Laguna Madre Through the Eye of the Storm Aboard Viking Keywords:   Hurricane, Packery channel, Rollover pass, Surfside Texas erosion, Consulting geologist, P.G.
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