lake huron erosion 2020

“Everyone is building these rock walls and revetments, and each of those impact and adjust the shoreline. Ausable Bayfield and Maitland Valley Conservation are warning a forecast of strong winds with gusts up to 70km/hr may result in flooding and erosion problems along the Lake Huron shoreline.A low-pressure system moving across Lake Huron today will bring strengthening winds, that will shift to the northwest overnight.Maximum sustained wind speeds of 40 kilometres (km) per hour, with gusts of up to 70 km/hr over Lake Huron are likely to persist through the day, before decreasing overnight Tuesday and into Wednesday morning.The strong winds, combined with seasonally record high water levels on Lake Huron, will result in higher than normal waves hitting shoreline areas.In addition to the potential flooding of low-lying coastal areas, continued erosion of the lakeshore bluff is expected.

(1/13/2020) - One lane of M-25 is closing in Sanilac County while the Michigan Department of Transportation adds measures to battle shoreline erosion. The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) will continue to monitor conditions and will provide an update if required.BlackburnNews.com is a network of local newsrooms providing timely, accurate multimedia coverage of Southwestern and Midwestern Ontario.Sections of the Goderich boardwalk are still closed because of damage from last week's high waves and wind. While the effects of an eroding shoreline are often first felt by lakefront homeowners and local beach-lovers, the irreparable damage has the potential to affect the entire region in ways that may reshape the North Shore’s complex relationship with Lake Michigan.

Nonetheless, whether the lake’s water levels will drop slowly or suddenly, and whether it will be followed by another cycle of prolonged lows, is yet to be determined, he said. In addition to the high waves, saturated ground conditions will increase the possibility of bank failures.Residents and municipal officials are reminded to stay well back from breaking waves, and also to stay away from top-of-bluff areas during and after the storm, in case there has been any movement of the lake bank. Due to high Lake Michigan water levels and erosion, the Evanston Dog Beach has washed away. While the North Shore still is dealing with the fallout, there is no sign that lake levels will return to average levels anytime soon. “What’s frustrating, but interesting, about the Great Lakes is they’re so dynamic, complex and unpredictable,” Theuerkauf said. Since then, lake levels have risen dramatically, and Ritholz has witnessed a portion of his bluff collapse, taking some wooden stairs with it and toppling trees in its wake. “The areas that have been hardest hit (during summer of 2019 were) those where there were never any attempts to armor the shoreline,” said Tietz, who oversees Lake Michigan shoreline projects from Milwaukee to Chicago. Ritholz said three neighbors directly to the north have moved with urgency to either gird their shoreline, stabilize failing bluffs or repair breakwaters no longer holding up against the forces of Lake Michigan. “We need to figure out how to allocate federal and local funding because it’s really important to take care of the shoreline and beaches, and I think people up here on the North Shore understand that.” According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lake Michigan-Huron — for measurement purposes the two lakes are considered one as they connect at the Straits of Mackinac — has broken high water level marks every month of 2020. Typically water level declines around one foot from the summer high to winter low, but this year, we only saw about a half a foot decline. Significant erosion … While Tietz agrees with those who say they expect that Lake Michigan’s record high water levels will likely recede, he said only time will tell just how rapidly they descend. Ever,” said Ritholz, whose history with the property goes back to the 1950s. “The bottom line is, everyone is freaking out,” said Shabica, vice president at Shabica and Associates, whose firm works with homeowners across the North Shore, including Evanston, Winnetka, Highland Park and Lake Forest. The series also will offer a snapshot of the scientific research, and examine the North Shore’s tumultuous history with Lake Michigan. In the three-part series A Changing North Shore, Pioneer Press will explore how rising Lake Michigan water levels and an eroding shoreline have forced public officials and suburban homeowners to make tough decisions on how to pay for repair and restoration projects that can run into the millions. That not only cut off a supply of sand to the system, but increased the effect of erosion on adjacent properties because waves reflect and refract off hard structures. “When people settled in the North Shore and they didn’t want to lose their property, they started to protect" with hard structures, said David Bucaro, outreach manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Chicago District.

The previous June high water record was 581.79 feet, set in 1986, according to the U.S. Army Corps. “Lake Michigan did not rise much higher than the levels recorded in 2019, but what is significant is that water levels did not decline considerably during the fall and winter of 2019/2020.