Design for Flood Control and Wave Protection, Chagrin River, Eastlake, Ohio: Hydraulic Model Investigation.
Abstract
A 1:75-scale model of the lower 2000 ft of the Chagrin River and sufficient offshore area in Lake Erie to permit generation of the required test waves was used to investigate the arrangement and design of certain proposed improvements with respect to wave action and flood control. The proposed improvement plans consisted of (a) arrowhead breakwaters in Lake Erie at the mouth of the river, aggregating about 2360 ft in length; (b) realignment and enlargement of the river channel from Lake Erie through the city of Eastlake, with levees where required to supplement channel enlargement; (c) a spur channel and an access channel for navigation; (d) recreational facilities at the river mouth; and (e) the addition of beach fill and protective groins along the shoreline east of the east breakwater. A 60-ft-long wave machine and electrical wave-height measuring and recording apparatus were utilized in model operation. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0756118
Entities
People
- Claude E. Chatham Jr.