CONTENTS 



Page 



I INTRODUCTION 9 



1. Nature and Purpose 9 



2. Previous Studies 9 



3. Study Area 9 



II WIND AND WAVE CLIMATE 11 



1. Winds and Storms 11 



2. LEO Data 13 



3. Lake Level 13 



4. Ice Formation 13 



III COASTAL AND BEACH MORPHOLOGY 19 



1. Geomorphology of Eastern Lake Michigan 19 



2. Beach Morphology 19 



IV METHOD 21 



1. Profiling Method 21 



2. Profiling Format and Dates Visited 21 



3. Data Limitations 22 



4. Sediment Sampling and Analysis 22 



V PROFILE DESCRIPTIONS .... 23 



1. Profile Site 1 23 



2. Profile Site 2 23 



3. Profile Site 3 23 



4. Profile Site 4 28 



5. Profile Site 5 28 



6. Profile Site 6 31 



7. Profile Site 7 31 



8. Profile Site 8 31 



9. Profile Site 9 31 



10. Profile Site 10 36 



11. Profile Site 11 36 



12. Profile Site 12 36 



13. Profile Site 13 36 



14. Profile Site 14 41 



15. Profile Site 15 41 



16. Profile Site 16 41 



17. Profile Site 17 45 



VI BEACH SEDIMENT CHARACTERISTICS 45 



VII VARIABLES AFFECTING PROFILE CHANGES 45 



1. Lake Level and Seasonal Effects 49 



2. Geographic Effects 51 



3. Coastal Composition and Morphology 51 



