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> Figure 14. Storm Setup Values for the Great Lakes ( After U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 1978d)
Figure 13. Design lake Levels ( After U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 1981a )
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The
height
of
wind-driven
waves
depends
on several
factors:
wind
speed,
duration,
fetch
length
and
depth.
When
considering
wind
speed,
it is
important
to
realize
that
there
must
be
sustained
wind
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