Table 74 



Lexington Harbor Breakwaters 



Lexington, Michigan 



Date(s) Construction and Rehabilitation History 



1976 Construction of a 1 ,905-f t-long north breakwater and a 690-ft-long 

 south breakwater (Figure 198) was completed. The north breakwater 

 was a rubble-mound structure with a 15-ft-wide crest and 1-V:1.5-H 

 side slopes. The crest el was +9.5 ft Iwd for the shoreward 300-ft 

 length and +11.5 ft Iwd for the remaining portions of the structure 

 (Figure 199). Cover stone ranging from 4.5 to 16 tons was used. The 

 south breakwater was a rubble-mound structure also with a crest el of 

 +8 ft Iwd and a crest width of 8 ft (Figure 199) . Side slopes of 

 1V:1.5H and cover stone ranging from 350 to 850 lb were utilized. 



1984 A site inspection of the breakwaters indicated that they were in very 

 good condition. An aerial view of the Lexington Harbor breakwaters 

 is shown in Figure 200. 



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