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MP 7-75 



2. GOVT ACCESSION NO. 



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4. TITLE (and Subtitle) 



EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL USE OF 

 VEGETATION FOR EROSION ABATEMENT ALONG 

 THE GREAT LAKES SHORELINE 



5. TYPE OF REPORT & PERIOD COVERED 



Miscellaneous Paper 



6. PERFORMING ORG. REPORT NUMBER 



9604-003-17 



AUTHORfsJ 



V.L. Hall 

 J.D. Ludwig 



8. CONTRACT OR GRANT NUMBER(s) 



DACW72-74-C-0022 



9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS 



Dames § > Moore 



1150 West Eighth Street 



Cincinnati, OH 45203 



G31265 



11. CONTROLLING OFFICE NAME AND ADDRESS 



Department of the Army 



Coastal Engineering Research Center (CERRE-EC) 



Kingman Building, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 



12. REPORT DATE 



June 1975 



13. NUMBER OF PAGES 

 35 



14. MONITORING AGENCY NAME & ADDRESSf// different from Controlling Office) 



15. SECURITY CLASS, (of this report) 



UNCLASSIFIED 



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Approved for public release; distribution unlimited 



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18. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES 



19. KEY WORDS (Continue on rex 



Shore Erosion 

 Great Lakes 

 Shoreline Changes 



sary and Identity by block number) 



Hydrophytes 



Plants 



Resloping 



Coastal Structures 

 Dewatering 



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This study identifies plants with potential, either alone or in combina- 

 tion with structures, to alter the erosion rate along shores of the Great 

 Lakes. Information was obtained from literature, personal interviews, and 

 a field survey. Shoreline plants were identified and evaluated. Thirty-three 

 terrestrial species were found that effectively decreased surface erosion 

 resulting from wind and runoff. No emergent or submergent plants were found 

 to control erosion. While several emergent species may have special use in 



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