Coastal Engineering Research Center (Continued) 
Prediction of Shore Retreat and Nearshore Profile Adjustments to 
Rising Water Levels on the Great Lakes 
Hands, E. B., TP 80-7 
Publication Date: October 1980 
Location: Little Sable Point, Mich. 
Period of Coverage: 1967-1976 
Contents: Although the main themes of this report are to demonstrate the 
increased shore retreat as the visible expression of massive adjustments of 
the nearshore area and to provide a rational approach for estimating the 
response of sandy shore areas of the Great Lakes to the water level changes, 
the data monitored between 1967 and 1976 along a 50-km stretch of shore 
centered on Little Sable Point, Mich., may be valuable to future engineering 
applications. Data presented in the appendices include shore and nearshore 
profiles of the study area and volumes of the profile changes along with 
narrative discussion of the study results in the main text. 
Available From: National Technical Information Service 
US Department of Commerce 
5285 Port Royal Road 
Springfield, VA 22161 
(703) 487-4650, FTS 737-4650 
(NTIS Accession No. A098 531) 
Additional Information: Additional reports by the same author on Lake 
Michigan shoreline published by Coastal 
Engineering Research Center are: 
"Observation of Barred Coastal Profiles Under 
the Influence of Rising Water Levels, Eastern 
Lake Michigan, 1967-1971," TR 76-1, Jan 1976 
(NTIS Accession No. A023 191). 
"Changes in Rates of Shore Retreat, Lake 
Michigan, 1967-1976," TP 79-4, Dec 1979 (NTIS 
Accession No. A081 863). 
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