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White Lake

White Lake's wave absorbers were completed by the end of the summer in 1998. White Lake Harbor has a wave absorber on both the north and south jetties that are each approximately 200 feet long and 30-40 feet wide. These absorbers are offset slightly. The southern absorber is more lakeward than the northern. The cells are located just before the revetment transitions into the jetty so the sloped armor stone is only on the channel side with a limited amount of large splash stone on the landside. The wave absorbers are made up of 5.5-11 ton armor stone, 200-300 mm (approx. 35-125 lbs) intermediate stone and 75-150 mm (approx. 2-15 lbs) bedding stone sloped at a 2H:1V slope. A concrete walkway was placed adjacent to the cell. The predominant wave direction, in deep water, is out of the south-southwest. Users of the harbor report favorably on the effectiveness. The project depth is 16 feet.

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Wave Absorber Location Map

This map shows harbors and locations that have additional wave absorber information available. Light blue dots are shallow draft harbors. Dark blue dots are deep draft harbors. Click on the name of a location to get additional wave absorber information for that location.

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