St. Marys River Shoreline Erosion and Shore Structure Damage, 1980 Closed Navigation Season

Abstract

Traditionally, navigation on the St. Marys River closed for winter from mid-December to mid-April. Subsequent extension of the navigation season during the demonstration program to include winter months resulted in complaints of shoreline and dock damage along the navigation channels. Although studies were initiated to examine the potential for navigation-caused damage, information on damage during a navigation-free winter was lacking. The St. Marys River system was examined during the period 1979-80 limited navigation season under relatively undisturbed conditions. This report examines potential navigation-related damage mechanisms and presents data from the closed navigation season. Results are then compared with information collected during previous periods with winter navigation. Keywords: Hydraulic e ship passage, Shore damage, Structural damage, Sediment transport and shoreline erosion, Dock damage.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA213646

Entities

People

  • James L. Wuebben

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classification
  • Coast Guard
  • Drops
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Glaciers
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Observation
  • Offshore
  • Open Water
  • Riprap
  • Security
  • Sedimentation
  • Ships
  • Shores
  • Thickness

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  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.