Table 1. 
History of shoreline positions at Holland, Michigan, 
from 1950 to 1973, with and without lake level 
corrections. | 
Coastal 
position 
(ft) 
27 June 1950 
Distance lakeward from base line 
(ft) 
[11 oct. 1955] 8 June 1960 [19 Oct, 1962 
Uncorrected lake levels 
5 Sept. 
1967 [9 May 1965] § Oct, 1973] 
f 0.00 1219.79 1088.80 1113.36 1146.11 1188.68 1187.04 1178.86 1146. 32 
-290.00 982.38 949.38 982.38 982.38 998.78 966.01 941.45 921.15 
\ -580.00 851,40 835.02 851.40 851.40 884.14 835.02 835.02 757.39 
-870.00 769.53 736.78 769.53 766.26 785.90 744.97 783.16 716.45 
-1160.00 720.41 671.29 687.67 687.67 705.68 671.29 687.67 655.04 
-1450,00 671.29 630. 36 622.17 630.36 654.92 632.00 627,09 624.33 
-1740.00 630.36 638.55 613.99 613.99 632,00 618.90 622.17 624,33 
-2030.00 597.61 605. 80 605.80 597.61 $99.25 605.80 $89.43 583.39 
-2320.00 $73.05 $07.56 $23.94 $15.78 $40.31 523.94 $15.75 $11.75 
-2610.00 $23.94 474.82 491,19 483.00 499,38 491.19 474.82 460.57 
-2900.00 483.00 433. 88 425.70 442.07 442,07 442.07 435.52 388.93 
-3190.00 450.26 392.95 376.58 425.70 409.32 442.07 422.42 317.28 
&} -3480.00 412.60 327.46 327.46 384.77 343.83 360.21 392.95 307.05 
i= 2 -3770.00 376.58 319.27 311.09 376.58 343.83 327.46 343.83 296.81 
ts -4060.00 376.58 343.83 335.65 376.58 353.66 330.73 352.02 327.52 
ove -4350.00 376.58 352.02 343.83 376.58 360.21 356.93 335.65 286.58 
2 2| -4640.00 373.30 343.83 343.83 386.40 409. 32 386.40 348.74 266.11 
ea -4930.00 363.48 340.56 343.83 392.95 401.14 381.49 343.83 276.34 
-5220.00 376.58 376.58 368.39 376.58 376.58 376.58 352.02 307.05 
-$510.00 384.77 360.21 368.39 384.77 396.23 392.95 368.39 276,34 
-5800.00 392.95 360.21 343.83 376.58 402.78 409. 32 376.58 307.05 
-6090.00 412.60 343.83 376.58 384.77 409, 32 409.32 368.39 307.05 
- 6380.00 425.70 343.83 368.39 384.77 425.70 392.95 376.58 276. 34 
-6670.00 419.15 352.02 343.83 392.95 474.82 409.32 392.95 286.58 
-6960.00 399.50 360.21 352.02 389.68 419.15 417.51 417.51 276.34 
-7250.00 389.68 368.39 376.58 392.95 373.30 409.32 409.32 307.05 
-7540.00 376.58 368.39 352.02 368.39 360.21 396.23 376.58 307.05 
-7830.00 343.83 368.39 327.46 360.21 376.58 379.85 345.83 286.58 
-8120.00 327.46 360.21 297.99 327.46 286.53 343.83 320.91 245.64 
-8410.00 327.46 343.83 294.71 311.09 283.25 327.46 294.71 255.87 
-870C6.00 327.46 1498.13 311.09 294.71 270.15 294.71 278.34 245.64 
580.00 1473.57 1399. 89 1555.43 1449.01 1612.74 1540.70 1542.34 1498.40 
870.00 1342.59 1309.84 1391.70 1358.96 1424.45 1358.96 1375.33 1310.08 
&#; 1160.00 1288.28 1236.16 1318.03 1303.29 1375.33 1290.19 1304.93 1228.20 
3B] 1450.00 1238.16 1170.67 1219.79 1236.16 1309.84 1224.70 1260.72 1136.08 
$&&| 1740.00 1203.42 1129.74 1187.04 1195.23 1260.72 1208.33 1219.79 1166.79 
3*| 2030.00 1178.86 1090.44 1154.30 1195.23 1211.60 1196. 87 1211.60 1115.61 
2 2 2320.00 1146.11 1096.99 1105.18 1162.48 1244.35 1195.23 1195.23 1043.97 
Ea} 2610.00 1113.36 1096.99 1088.80 1137.92 1227.97 1155.93 1162.48 1043.97 
2900.00 1074.07 1064.24 1090.44 1105.18 1146.11 1146.11 1137.92 1023.50 
3190.00 1031.50 1018.13 1064.24 1083.89 __1126.46 1096.99 1080.62 1003. 
Corrected lake levels 
0.00 1211.21 1096.31 1113.36 1150.40 1161.86 1178.46 1189.23 
~290.00 974.29 956,72 982.38 986.43 973.46 957.91 961.62 
580.00 827.42 847.25 851.40 858.38 840.47 821.05 827.27 
870.00 761. 86 743.50 769.53 770.09 761.93 737.30 754.81 
-1160.00 714.08 676.86 687.67 690.84 685.81 664.94 679.72 686.83 
-1450.00 667.60 633.59 622.17 632.21 643.37 628.30 622.47 642.81 
1740.00 629.99 638.87 613.99 614.17 630. 84 618.53 621.71 626.19 
-2030.00 $95.91 607.29 605.80 598.47 593.93 604.10 $87.30 $91.91 
-2320.00 $68.75 $11.33 $23.94 $17.90 $26.85 $19.63 $10.37 $33.28 
-2610.00 518.61 479.47 491.19 485.66 482.75 485.87 468.17 487.18 
-2900.00 475.24 440.68 425.70 445.95 417.80 434.30 425.81 427.77 
-3190.00 436.12 405.33 376.58 432.77 365.13 427.93 404.75 387.99 
5 -3480.00 404.36 334.67 327.46 388.89 318.07 351.96 382.65 348.27 
AG -3770.00 370.06 324.98 311.09 379.84 323.45 320.94 335.68 329.42 
23 -4060.00 373.38 346.63 335.65 378.18 343.67 327.54 343.50 
8 a -4350.00 367.70 359.79 343.83 381.02 332.45 348.05 331.00 
ae -4640.00 256.78 358.29 343.83 394.67 357.68 369.88 348.74 
& |] -4930.00 349.45 352.84 343.83 399.97 357.28 367.46 346.51 
-5220.00 368.52 383.63 368.39 380.61 351.40 368.52 347.33 
-S510.00 369.84 373.26 368.39 392.23 349.59 378.03 350.96 
-5800,00 380.42 373.17 343.83 382.84 363.62 396.80 369.70 
6090.00 399.05 355.69 376.58 391.54 366.98 395.78 374.80 
6380.00 406.77 3609.40 368.39 394.23 366.55 374.02 370.99 
-6670.00 397.14 371.28 343.83 403.96 406.03 387.31 396.64 
6960.00 380.26 377.04 352.02 399.30 359.02 398.27 372.55 
-7250.00 378.92 377.80 376.58 398.33 339.69 398.57 360.83 
~7540.00 368.26 378.€7 352.02 372.55 334.20 387.91 48.66 
7830.00 333.79 377.18 327.46 368.23 345.21 369.82 336.77 
-8120.00 320.83 366.00 297.99 330.77 265.82 337.21 278.77 
~8410.00 323.07 347.67 294.71 313.28 269.54 323.07 277.82 
$80.00 1462.02 1508.24 1555.44 1454.79 1876.63 1529.14 1556.18 
870.00 1331.98 1409.17 1391.71 1364.26 1391.30 148.35 1363.12 
«| 1160.00 1270.90 1322.42 1318.03 1310.48 1330.39 1275.81 1300.10 
S| 1450.00 1217.10 1282.84 1219.79 1245.69 1250.28 1205.64 1231.38 
$5 1740.00 1192.73 1180.02 1187.04 1200.87 1227.33 1197.64 1220.21 
3+} 2030.00 1165.84 1141.13 1154.30 1201.74 1170.91 1183.85 1180.72 
™ &! 2320.00 1121.49 1111.99 1105.18 1174.79 1167.40 1170.64 1167.08 
3 & 2610.00 1092.75 1115.03 1088.80 1148.23 1163.55 1135.32 1147.05 
2900.00 1053.97 1110.21 1090.44 1112.73 1098.91 1131.01 1099.02 
3190.00 1018.51 1075.61 1064.25 1090.39 1085.86 1084.00 1067.99 
3480.00 | _1020.92 1028.68 1023.31 1085.09 1048.59 1016.01 1043.63 
\Determined by aerial photos. 
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