. Beach profile changes - east coast of Lake Michigan, 1970-72. Beach erosion; Coast changes. Geomorphology. Dunes and Pleistocene lake sands characterize the beach. Shoreline orientation is ''W. Location is just south of a paved highway between Lake Michigan and Duck Lake. Recent erosion has endangered the highway and large concrete slabs have been dumped along the beach where the highway is close to the lake. Net littoral drift is to the south so that the site is in the lee of the protected beach and is deprived of sediment transported downdrift. Bench Mark Location (3 August 1970) SE!j,
. Beach profile changes - east coast of Lake Michigan, 1970-72. Beach erosion; Coast changes. Geomorphology. Dunes and Pleistocene lake sands characterize the beach. Shoreline orientation is ''W. Location is just south of a paved highway between Lake Michigan and Duck Lake. Recent erosion has endangered the highway and large concrete slabs have been dumped along the beach where the highway is close to the lake. Net littoral drift is to the south so that the site is in the lee of the protected beach and is deprived of sediment transported downdrift. Bench Mark Location (3 August 1970) SE!j, mh, sec. 24, N. , ). West of Duck Lake on Scenic Drive just south of road about 150 feet. Azimuths (from north): 335°25', No Parking sign facing north; 34S"'lO', No Parking sign facing south. Bench mark was moved 5 feet landward 24 October 1970. May 1970. 11 August 1971 Figure 13. Location and geomorphology of profile site 8. 34. 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 Davis, Richard A. (Richard Albert), 1937-; Fingleton, W. G; Pritchett, P. C; Coastal Engineering Research Center (U. S. ); Western Michigan University. Ft. Belvoir, Va. : U. S. Dept. of Defense, Dept. of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Coastal Engineering Research Center ; Springfield, Va. : for sale by the National Technical Information Service
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