USACE - Detroit District - Great Lake Studies

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has initiated two studies on the Great Lakes. In 1996 the Detroit District and key cooperators began the Lake Michigan Potential Damage Study (LMPDS), which will provide an extensive assesment of potential shoreline damages due to changes in Lake Michigan water levels over the next 50 years. In 1998 the Buffalo District office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers initiated the Lower Great Lakes Erosion Study (LGLES). The goal of this study is to develop the tools for the assesment of local and regional impacts associated with coastal projects.

Lake Michigan Potential Damages Study

This 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.

Click to go to the Lake Michigan Potential Damages Study Web site.

Lower Great Lakes Erosion Study

This site is designed to provide up-to-date information on the status of the study as well as to provide details on the various data collection and site study investigations being conducted..

Click to go to the Lower Great Lakes Erosion Study Web site.

Great Lakes Regional Sediment Management

The National Regional Sediment Management Demonstration Program began in FY 2000 and is facilitating the practice of the coastal regional sediment management (RSM) in the U.S. The Great Lakes region has been designated as one of the demonstration sites for the RSM Program. The goals of the Great Lakes demonstration project are: identify key stakeholders who have a role in sediment management for the Southeast Lake Michigan Region; collect available coastal data and develop a centralized web page and GIS database for use by all regional stakeholders; improve current coastal programs and Corps operations and maintenance performance by linking navigation, dredging, disposal, and beach nourishment projects; and, to implement regional sediment management practices for the southeast region of Lake Michigan.

Click to go to the Regional Sediment Management Web site.