Shoreline erosion and flooding, Erie County

Details

• Personal Author:
  Knuth, Paul D. ; Crowe, G. Rodger
• Corporate Authors:
  University of Michigan, Great Lakes Research Institute, ; National Ocean Survey, Office of Coastal Zone Management, ; Pennsylvania Coastal Zone Management Program ; Pennsylvania, Office of Resources Management.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NOS (National Ocean Service)
• Description:
  "The main purpose of the study was to identify and classify hazard areas on the lakeshore. There were 109 areas ... classified as critical, moderate, or limited hazard areas ... The most immediate threat on the lakeshore is flooding and erosion in low-lying cottage areas ... Average recession rates since 1938 were measured from aerial photographs at 89 points throughout the county."--Page ii.
• Keywords:
  Beach Erosion Floodplain Management Shorelines Beach Erosion Floodplain Management
• Document Type:
  Miscellaneous
• Funding:
  Funding: Sponsored by the Office of Coastal Zone Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.; ; Funding: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of Resources Management, Dept. of Environmental Resources.;
• Place as Subject:
  Pennsylvania
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9ea7d259d6de5803941c85d281c8dcd3d6a9a1d26baa68b6657c3184418c9a46
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/8299/noaa_8299_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 15.03 MB ]