Figure 7. U.S. Army Engineers Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi (U.S. 

 Army Corps of Engineers photo) 



under study, including protection of large con- 

 tiguous areas of the Gulf coastline. 



D. Lake Survey 



Within the Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Lake 

 Survey conducts the program of field surveys and 



Figure 8. Hydraulic model research at the U.S. 

 Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, 

 Vicksburg, Mississippi (U.S. Army Corps of 

 Engineers photo) 



prepares, revises, and distributes navigation charts 

 of the Great Lakes and their outflow rivers, 

 including bound volumes of large-scale charts 

 primarily for recreational use. The Great Lakes 

 Pilot and seven monthly supplements, publications 

 which complement chart information, are issued. 

 Continuing investigations on appUed hydraulics 

 and hydrology of the Great Lakes as well as a 

 program on Great Lakes water resources are being 

 conducted. 



The Lake Survey includes river discharge meas- 

 urements, water level data collection, and the 

 provision of consulting engineer services to various 

 international boards and committees. Appropriate 

 data are prepared for pubhcation of the Lake 

 Survey's Monthly Bulletin of Lake Levels and 

 related material. 



Major Corps faciUties for coastal research are 

 the Coastal Engineering and Research Center, 

 Washington, D.C., and the Waterways Experiment 

 Station at Vicksburg, Mississippi. 



Funding by the Corps of Engineers is dis- 

 tributed as follows: 



III-99 



