The study was carried out along the coast of Lake Michigan, from the city of Racine to Kenosha, with a total length of approximately 16 miles. A map view of the study area is presented below. The city of Racine is located near the upper boundary of the map while Kenosha is located near the lower boundary of the map.
Study Area
The picture below shows the condition of shore erosion in our area of study. The picture was taken at Mount Pleasant near Kenosha.
Two types of data were collected for this project. The first type of data is the wave data, obtained from Army Corp engineers' wave stations located offshore along the coast being studied. Data obtained from stations 94035, 94036, 94037, 94039 and 94040 were used in the calculation. The locations of the mentioned wave stations are shown in the bottom left image.
The second type of data is the bathymetric data obtained from ArcMap, NOAA. A sample of the bathymetric map of Lake Michigan was shown in the bottom right image.
Lake Michigan
Data Collection
