PREFACE 



This report on sand resources of southern Lake Erie is one of a series which 

 presents results of the Inner Continental Shelf Sediment and Structure (ICONS) 

 study. The primary objective of the ICONS program is to locate and delineate 

 offshore sand and gravel deposits suitable for beach nourishment and restoration. 

 The work was carried out under the coastal processes program of the U.S. Army 

 Coastal Engineering Research Center (CERC) , in cooperation with the Ohio Depart- 

 ment of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey (ODGS) . 



The report was prepared by S. Jeffress Williams and Edward P. Meisburger, 

 under the general supervision of Dr. C.H. Everts, Chief, Engineering Geology 

 Branch, CERC; and by Charles H. Carter and Jonathan A. Fuller, under the general 

 supervision of H.R. Collins, Chief, ODGS. Data collection was conducted by 

 CERC and ODGS with the assistance of U.S. Army Engineer Districts, Buffalo and 

 Mobile, and the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES). 



The authors acknowledge the assistance of the following people: J. May, 

 J. Forbes, and D. Andrews (WES) who operated the seismic reflection equipment; 

 E. Lagrone (Mobile District) who operated the vibracore equipment, and M. 

 Chambers (Buffalo District) who skippered the tug and scow for the vibracore 

 operation; D.L. Liebenthal (ODGS) who skippered the boat carrying the seismic 

 reflection equipment and the navigation system; D.E. Guy, Jr., C.L. Hopfinger 

 (who also helped with the laboratory work on the vibracores and with the data 

 compilation), T.J. Feldkamp, J.D. Reed, and J. Vormelker (ODGS) who positioned 

 the transponders for the Mini Ranger; D.A. Prins (CERC) who was field survey 

 chief during both data collection phases and D.J. Benson (ODGS) who helped 

 plan the surveys and collect the seismic records. The constructive reviews 

 and comments by Dr. C.H. Everts and H.R. Collins are also appreciated. 



Original copies of all seismic data are stored at CERC. Cores collected 

 during the field survey in Ohio are in a repository at the University of Toledo, 

 Toledo, Ohio, under agreement with CERC. Requests for information relative to 

 these items should be directed to CERC or the Department of Geology, University 

 of Toledo. 



Comments on this publication are invited. 



Approved for publication in accordance with Public Law 166, 79th Congress, 

 approved 31 July 1945, as supplemented by Public Law 172, 88th Congress, approved 

 7 November 1963. 



TED E. BI^OP 



Colonel, Corps of Engineers 



Commander and Director 



