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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
May 10, 2024
Jeff Johnston, EGLE Public Information Officer, [email protected], 517-231-9304
Eric Calabro, Inland Lakes Policy Analyst, [email protected], 517-243-5584

*EGLE announces Inland Lake Shoreline Energy Assessment*

*New tool can aid in inland lake shoreline protection design*

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has developed a new assessment tool for assessing wave energy and erosion on inland lake shorelines. The Inland Lake Shoreline Energy Assessment standardizes evaluation of erosion and educates the public on important shoreline characteristics.

The assessment uses coastal engineering equations and current boating activity data, along with user-submitted information, to automatically provide an estimated wave height classification for the inland lake property of interest. Once the online assessment is submitted, a report is automatically emailed to the address provided. The report contains the estimated wave height classifications, pictures, and assessment responses on the energy that a site may experience.

Lake Shoreline Energy Analysis report.

*Example of an Inland Lake Shoreline Energy Assessment report.*

One of the goals of creating this assessment is to assist in designing energy-appropriate shoreline protection that minimizes impacts to inland lakes. The report that is generated can be uploaded into the MiEnviro [ [link removed] ] portal as part of inland lake shoreline protection permit applications and can be used by shoreline contractors, consultants, homeowners, and EGLE staff when designing or reviewing shoreline protection projects. The report can also be used to compare the energy level of inland lake properties or to compare a property to those included in EGLE?s Bioengineering Story Map [ [link removed] ].

Illustration of bioengineered shoreline protection

*Bioengineering is a best management practice for shoreline protection on Michigan?s inland lakes. Illustration by Bruce Kerr.*

The Inland Lake Shoreline Energy Assessment and the corresponding instructions can be accessed below.


* Inland Lake Shoreline Energy Assessment instructions [ [link removed] ]
* Inland Lake Shoreline Energy Assessment [ [link removed] ]

The Inland Lake Shoreline Energy Assessment can be found, along with other inland lake and shoreline resources and information, on EGLE?s Shoreline Protection webpage [ [link removed] ].

To stay up to date on other EGLE news, follow us at Michigan.gov/MIEnvironment [ [link removed] ].

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