St. Marys River Shoreline Erosion and Shore Structure Damage, 1980-81 Closed Navigation Season

• Main Author: Wuebben, James L.
• Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1981
• Subjects: Hydrology; Limnology and Potamology; Snow; Ice and Permafrost; Marine Engineering; *MARINE TRANSPORTATION; *ICE; *SHORES; *EROSION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; NAVIGATION; RIVERS; HYDRAULICS; CHANNELS; DOCKS; GREAT LAKES; SEASONS; STRUCTURES; DEMONSTRATIONS; PROPELLERS; SHIPS; DAMAGE; ST. MARYS RIVER; St. Marys River; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA213647; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA213647

Extension of the navigation season beyond the traditional dates resulted in complaints of shoreline and dock damage along the navigation channels. Studies of shoreline erosion and structure damage due to navigation in ice along the St. Marys River were undertaken under the authority of the Great Lak...