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

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 t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wuebben,J L
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1983
Subjects:
Hydrology
Limnology and Potamology
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Civil Engineering
*Ice
*Damage
Michigan
Rivers
Water traffic
Dynamics
Motion
Cracking(Fracturing)
Shores
Soil erosion
Waterfront structures
Docks
Pile structures
Displacement
Thickness
Profiles
River ice
Saint Marys River(Michigan)
St. Marys River
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA134863
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA134863
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Summary: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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