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Lake Michigan Shoreline Recession, Wisconsin 1956-2015
- Identification Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Data Quality Information
- Distribution Information
- Spatial Representation Information
- Metadata Reference Information
Identification Information
- Citation
- Title
- Lake Michigan Shoreline Recession, Wisconsin 1956-2015
- Originator
- The Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM)
- Publication Date
- 2019-11-15
- Edition
- 2019
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- mapDigital
- Abstract
- Lake Michigan coastal shoreline recession information is provided for Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee, and Ozaukee Counties (collectively called “southeastern Wisconsin”). Data shown represents the distance the shoreline has receded, or moved landward, over two analysis periods: a long-term period from 1956 to 2015 and a short-term period from 1995 to 2015. Recession information is provided for the shoreline defined as the location where the beach meets the water.The coastal recession information was produced as a part of ongoing studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Coastal Sustainability Laboratory. This data has been made public through collaborations of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant, and the Association of State Floodplain Managers. The data presented here should be considered preliminary and may not reflect current conditions along the coast.Each data point represents an average of recession measurements along a 300-foot section of coast and does not represent any specific property or municipal boundaries. Note that a positive recession value represents a landward movement of the feature and a negative recession value represents a lakeward movement of the feature, also known as accretion.The recession information can provide useful insights into the historic migration of the southeastern Wisconsin coast. It should be noted that the recession distances provided here represent how the shorelines have responded to historic environmental conditions and human actions over a specific time period in the past (1956-2015 and 1995-2015). There is always uncertainty in how shoreline recession will respond to future conditions. Bluff recession can also be sporadic. For example, a bluff that may have been heavily eroded historically may have been recently stabilized or had shore protection added such that recession could be expected to decrease compared to historic rates.
- Purpose
- This data is intended for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data.
- Supplemental Information
- For access to the most current data, please visit: [https://sewicoastalresilience.org/resilience-resources/resource-of-the-month/november-2018-wisconsin-shoreline-inventory-oblique-viewer/]
- Temporal Extent
- Time Instant
- 2015-01-01T00:00:00
- Bounding Box
- West
- -87.8512
- East
- -87.764229
- North
- 43.544388
- South
- 42.495091
- ISO Topic Category
- inlandWaters
- Place Keyword
-
Wisconsin
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- Place Keyword
-
Lake Michigan
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- Theme Keyword
-
Shorelines
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- LCSH
- Resource Constraints
- Use Limitation
- Although this data is being distributed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the University as to the accuracy of the data and related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the University in the use of this data, or related materials.
- Status
- completed
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- unknown
- Language
- eng
- Credit
- Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM)
- Point of Contact
- Contact
- Association of State Floodplain Managers, Inc.(ASFPM)
- Delivery Point
- 8301 Excelsior Drive
- City
- Madison
- Administrative Area
- WI
- Postal Code
- 53717
- Country
- US
- gisjason@floods.org
- Phone
- 608-828-3000
Spatial Reference Information
- Reference System Identifier
- Code
- 3069
- Code Space
- EPSG
- Version
- 6.5.2(9.2.0)
Data Quality Information
- Lineage
- Process Step
- Description
- Provided access to archived data at UW-Madison.
- Process Date
- 2019-11-15T00:00:00
Distribution Information
- Format Name
- Shapefile
- Format Version
- 1.0
- Distributor
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Distributor
- The Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM)
- Online Access
- https://gisdata.wisc.edu/public/LMichigan_Shoreline_Recession_2015.zip
- Protocol
- WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
- Name
- GeoData@Wisconsin
- Function
- download
Spatial Representation Information
- Vector
- Topology Level
- geometryOnly
- Vector Object Type
- point
- Vector Object Count
- 253
Metadata Reference Information
- Hierarchy Level
- dataset
- Metadata File Identifier
- Metadata Point of Contact
- Name
- Arthur H. Robinson Map Library
- Position Name
- Metadata Technician
- Delivery Point
- 550 N. Park Street
- City
- Madison
- Administrative Area
- WI
- Postal Code
- 53706
- Country
- US
- askmap@library.wisc.edu
- Phone
- (608) 262-1471
- Metadata Date Stamp
- 2019-11-15
- Metadata Standard Name
- ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
- Metadata Standard Version
- 2007
- Character Set
- utf8