The Long-term sedimentary regime of the outer Medway Estuary

► Many linked sources show that Medway foreshores and subtidal channels are eroding. ► Mouth narrowing, mud-digging and breaching walls raise tidal volume and flow rate. ► Rates of sea level rise and mud loss on the low, vulnerable, foreshore are given. ► Various evidence shows the estuary to be ebb-dominated and losing fine sediment. ► Understanding long-term trend is clearly essential to wise estuary management.