Wave Action and Breakwater Location Superior Entry, Duluth-Superior Harbor, Superior, Wisconsin.
Abstract
The Superior Harbor Basin and ore docks, Superior Entry and outer harbor, and enough of adjacent areas of Lake Superior to ensure accurate simulation of approaching waves were reproduced in a 1:150-scale model equipped with wave-generating and wave-height-measuring devices. The model was used to determine the optimum length and location of breakwaters lakeward of Superior Entry that would provide, at minimum cost, protection against storm waves for ships navigating the entry or berthed at the Great Northern Railway ore docks opposite the entry in the inner harbor. The plan was also required to satisfy navigation requirements.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0728095
Entities
People
- H. B. Wilson