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Research Methods - Beach Width

We keep track of changing beach width by measuring the distance from the lakeward edge of the foredune to the waterline during each site visit. When we have erosion pins set up in a study area, we use one of the pins as a reference marker for the beach width measurements.

Measuring beach width in Hoffmaster State Park.
Kristy Jamieson measures beach width from erosion pin to edge of Lake Michigan. (Hoffmaster State Park in December 2004)


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