of short groins indicate a marked eastward predominance of littoral 

 drift. 



The mean level of Lake Etie in the study area is about 2 feet above 

 the established low water datum. The highest stage recorded and the 

 highest monthly mean are respectively about 5 and 4 feet above that 

 datum. The greater fetch and movement of winds from the westerly 

 quadrant account for the predominance of eastward littoral drift. Due 

 to the limited size of Lake Erie, local storms are the sole cause of 

 inqjortant wave action. 



The district engineer considered the desires of the cooperating 

 agency, determined the source and movement of beach material, the 

 changes in the shore line and offshore bottom, the effects of winds, 

 waves, ice and storms, the effects of existing structures, and de- 

 veloped plans for protecting and improving Perry Township Park, Geneva., 

 Tovmship Park, and Lake Shore Park, and four general plans for protect- 

 ing privately ovmed shores of the study area. 



The district engineer concluded that Perry Township Park and 

 Geneva Township Park are the only publicly owned sections of the shore 

 where protection and improvement are warranted at this time. He re- 

 commended, subject to certain conditions, that projects be adopted by 

 the United States authorizing Federal participation in the amoiont of 

 1/3 of the first cost of groin construction at Perry Township Park and 

 at Geneva Township Park. The four general plans for protecting private- 

 ly owned shores comprise*. (1) Plan G -vftiich consists of grading and 

 draining of the bluffs, revetment of the toe of the slope, and a 

 cellular steel sheet pile seawallj (2) Plan D, similar to Plan G except 

 that it provides, in lieu of the seawall, naintenance of relatively 

 narrow beaches by means of short groinsj (3) Plan E, -vThich consists of 

 groins to retain material eroded from the bl-uff j (4) Plan F, which 

 consists of revetnent of the toe of the bluff. The district engineer 

 recommended that owners of private property adopt one of the four pro- 

 posed plans of protection best suited to the physical characteristics 

 and desired utilization of their shore front property. The division 

 engineer concurred in the conclusions and recommendations of the 

 district engineer. 



The Beach Erosion Board carefully considered the reports of the 

 district and division engineers. It concurred generally in their 

 views and recommendations, subject to the comments contained in the 

 following paragraphs. 



The Board noted that the district engineer presented four methods 

 for protecting the shore of privately owned property and recommended 

 that ovmers adopt the plan best suited to the physical characteristics 

 and desired utilization of their shore front property. 



The Beach Erosion Board concurred in the foregoing methods of 

 protection, and in the manner of selection of the type best suited to 



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