Beach Erosion Lake Erie

Lake county ohio a lack of ice cover on lake erie this winter means worse erosion along the shoreline.

Beach erosion lake erie. In 2018 flooding and erosion from spring storms caused 3 5 million in damage to 400 homes and cottages between point pelee and wheatley. Many communities along lake erie have. Erosion occurs as a result of the removal of material at the base of a bluff by wave action and the combined effects of gravity and groundwater which erode the bluff face by slumping or debris flows or both. Erosion and high water levels are threatening beaches and homeowners who live along the lake.

Lake erie s water levels are continuing to rise according to a new report from the. Due to a relatively warm winter there has been virtually no ice ice acts as a natural form of shore protection locking in water levels. Protecting tuktoyaktuk from coastal erosion could cost 50m says mayor it s prone to flooding but o brien and her neighbours aren t alone in their struggle. Lake erie eroded a 1 5 mile stretch of shoreline against st rt 531 in saybrook township for many years.

According to a 2017 kettle creek conservation authority study roughly four metres of shoreline are lost to erosion each year farther east near port stanley putting more than 34 million worth of buildings in harm s way. Erosion along the ohio lake erie shore is a major geologic hazard that has significantly affected coastal residents.