Goldsmith Inlet is a small semi-natural and non-navigable inlet located on the northeast shore of Long Island, NY, and it connects Goldsmith Pond to Long Island Sound. The coast is gravelly, waves relatively small because of limited fetch, and tide range relatively large at 2 m as compared to the south shore of Long Island. The inlet has been in existence since at least the 1700's, but is apparently prone to closure in recent times. Field data collection, GIS analysis of morphology, and

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... l modeling of the inlet current were performed. The inlet is found to be highly flood dominant, with two natural sills restricting ebb flow. As a result, gravel remains at the inlet mouth, with the flood shoal composed of fine sand. No ebb shoal is found, probably a result of the limited ebb-tidal discharge. It is concluded that an easterly orientation promotes channel stability and is to be preferred to re-alignment of the inlet to run straight out to Long Island Sound. Report Documentation Page Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for the collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington VA 22202-4302. Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to a penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number.