Shoreline Erosion and Shore Structure Damage on the Saint Marys River--1980 Closed Navigation Season.

Abstract

From 1961 to 1970, navigation on the St. Marys River closed for the winter from mid-December to mid-April. Subsequent extension of the navigation season to include the winter months resulted in complaints of shoreline and dock damage along the navigation channels. Studies were initiated to examine the potential for navigation-caused damage, but information on damage during a navigation-free winter was lacking. Since limited navigation was planned during the 1979-80 winter, the St. Marys River System could be examined under relatively undisturbed conditions. The report examines potential navigation-related damage mechanisms and presents data from the closed navigation season. The results are compared with information collected during previous periods with winter navigation. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA134863

Entities

People

  • J. L. Wuebben

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Classification
  • Coast Guard
  • Cold Regions
  • Deep Water
  • Drops
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Erosion
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Glaciers
  • Great Lakes
  • Measurement
  • Open Water
  • Security
  • Sedimentation
  • Water

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