Selection of Optimum Alignment, Length, and Height of Breakwaters, New Buffalo Harbor, Michigan Hydraulic Model Investigation

The entire New Buffalo Harbor, located on the southeast shore of Lake Michigan, the proposed breakwater system, and sufficient adjacent shoreline and offshore bathymetry to permit accurate simulation of storm-wave action were reproduced in a 1:75-scale hydraulic model equipped with wave-generating and wave-height-measuring devices. The purpose of the model investigation was to determine the efficacy of the proposed breakwater system in providing a haven of refuge and protection for pleasure craft and fishing boats in the harbor during storm-wave action. (Author).