USACE - Detroit District - Lake Michigan Potential Damages Study

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Last Updated April 24, 2001

Introduction

Map of Lake Michigan. Insert photos include examples of shoreline damage. The LMPDS will address all economic factors in the coastal zone surrounding Lake Michigan, including coastlines, embayments, interconnected lake bodies, and rivers directly affected by the ranges of water levels defined in the study.: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Detroit District, along with key cooperators, have initiated an extensive and long-term assessment of potential shoreline damages over the next 50 years due to fluctuating lake levels along the Lake Michigan shoreline. The study, started in October 1996, is dedicated to meeting several of the recommendations that came out of the 1986-1993 International Joint Commission (IJC) Great Lakes Levels Reference Study.

This Web site is designed to provide up-to-date information on the status of the study as well as to provide details on the scientific, economic and social investigations being carried out to meet the objectives of the study.

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