. Coastal changes, eastern Lake Michigan, 1970-1974. Coast changes. 9 May 1976 - Wide beach, gravel fore- shore; seawall located south of the profile 10 September 1974 - View to the north. Beach much narrower than in above photo. A seawall located north of the profile line is be- hind the surveyor. Profile Line 5. The sand bluff at this profile line was stable from October 1973 until March 1974 when it retreated meters, causing the trees shown above to fall onto the beach. This was followed by an additional meter of recession in May 1974 and meter in August 1974. For most of
. Coastal changes, eastern Lake Michigan, 1970-1974. Coast changes. 9 May 1976 - Wide beach, gravel fore- shore; seawall located south of the profile 10 September 1974 - View to the north. Beach much narrower than in above photo. A seawall located north of the profile line is be- hind the surveyor. Profile Line 5. The sand bluff at this profile line was stable from October 1973 until March 1974 when it retreated meters, causing the trees shown above to fall onto the beach. This was followed by an additional meter of recession in May 1974 and meter in August 1974. For most of the period, the beach was narrow but stable. The beach accreted in the fall of 1974. Beach composition was mostly sand with deposits of gravel on the foreshore and some till found on the bluff. 65. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Birkemeier, William A. (William Allen), 1951-; Coastal Engineering Research Center (U. S. ). Fort Belvoir, Va. : U. S. Army, Corps of Engineers, Coastal Engineering Research Center ; Springfield, Va. : National Technical Information Service, Operations Division [distributor]
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