, the Great Lakes shoreline is an “actively eroding coast” with some shorelines eroding more quickly than others. These areas are known as high risk erosion areas (HREAs).“HREAs are eroding at an average rate of one foot or greater per year over at least 15 years,” EGLE wrote. “Building a structure too close to the edge of the bluff puts it at risk of falling into the lake…locating structures safely back from the bluff may also reduce the need for a hardened shoreline. Less hardened shoreline promotes natural shorelines for you, your neighbors, and wildlife.”The houses seen in this video fall into the high risk erosion category, according to an erosion map released by EGLE. Credit: Nate’s Dronography via Storyful){kind=link}
A drone operator captured several homes in precarious positions along Lake Michigan’s eroding shoreline in Benton Harbor on Wednesday, April 23.
Nathan Voytovick of Nate’s Dronography captured this footage showing erosion creeping towards homes facing steep cliffs in Benton Harbor.
According to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), the Great Lakes shoreline is an “actively eroding coast” with some shorelines eroding more quickly than others. These areas are known as high risk erosion areas (HREAs).
“HREAs are eroding at an average rate of one foot or greater per year over at least 15 years,” EGLE wrote. “Building a structure too close to the edge of the bluff puts it at risk of falling into the lake…locating structures safely back from the bluff may also reduce the need for a hardened shoreline. Less hardened shoreline promotes natural shorelines for you, your neighbors, and wildlife.”
The houses seen in this video fall into the high risk erosion category, according to an erosion map released by EGLE. Credit: Nate’s Dronography via Storyful
Lake Michigan, Michigan Department of Environment, Benton Harbor
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