Design For Wave Protection And Prevention Of Shoaling Geneva On The Lake Small Boat Harbor Ohio PDF Download

A 1:60-scale undistorted hydraulic model of the lower reaches of Cowles Creek, the Ohio shoreline to the east and west of the creek mouth, the proposed small-boat harbor, and sufficient offshore area in Lake Erie to permit generation of the required test waves was used to investigate the design of certain proposed breakwater configurations with respect to wave protection and shoaling. This original plan was subsequently to include: (a) breakwaters in Lake Erie aggregating about 1,050 ft in length; (b) an 800-ft-long entrance, 100 ft wide and 8 ft deep; (c) interior channels aggregating about 1,700 ft in length, 100 ft wide and 6 ft deep; (d) a small-craft refuge area totaling about 0.9 acre in size; (e) a mitigation plan including a water control structure, creation of about 5 acres of new wetlands, and expansion of an existing island to favor the establishment of water-fowl; and (f) development of related recreational fishing facilities. The reformulated plan was the one tested in the model study. A 60-ft-long wave generator, crushed coal sediment tracer material, a model circulation system, and an Automated Data Acquisition and Control System were utilized in model operation.