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Bluff Erosion Wave action and ground water are the major contributors to bluff erosion. Waves and Ground water will destabilize a bluff face causing bluff failures. Waves will erode and carry away the material at the toe of the bluff and steepen the bluff. When the bluff reaches a certain angle, the slope becomes unstable and fails and the erosion process continues. Over a 30-year period, the bluff shown in the photos below have receded approximately 120 feet. The Great Lakes Regional Sediment Management Subpages
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