Lake Michigan Beach Erosion Before And After
Many neighboring houses were also teetering on the edge of the bluff.
Lake michigan beach erosion before and after. A view of the lighthouse at silver beach in st. Nearby residents said they have been watching the erosion and high water of lake michigan. County records show 22 public beaches on lake michigan in berrien county alone. The erosion along the michigan shoreline is devastating and there aren t many signs of it.
The near record high water level last month of our near and dear great lake. Lake michigan shoreline homes in peril after storms swallow duneland we re doing what we can to protect the sand dune while we re waiting for the permanent wall and we re praying one. And another near south haven was torn down before it went over the edge of a bluff. Late last year a house in muskegon fell into lake michigan after erosion destabilized the sandy bluff on which it sat.
The michigan department of environment great lakes and energy egle has expedited permit approval for projects like seawalls to help mitigate the erosion. After years of erosion a cottage in muskegon county collapsed into the waters of lake michigan. Our hope is to provide a one stop source that includes all of this information for all of our beaches havlicek says. The erosion of lake michigan shoreline is a ripple effect result of climate change devastation in our world i believe.
Lake michigan beach erosion record high water level duration. Those will be the focus of the initial project. Before and after photos at five beaches to show the changes over just a few day. Before and after pics and video of what the river walk park looked like just a few years ago compared to today 1 25 2020.
See 10 minuets a road collapsing into lake michigan due to high water levels.