Carrying Capacity of North Lake Leelanau
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Issue Date
1998
Authors
Turner, Kathy
Nielsen, Walt
Subject
Lake Leelanau ; March 26, 1998 ; Carrying Capacity ; Lake Leelanau Lake Association ; Planning and Zoning Center of Lansing, Michigan ; Lake Size ; lake area less than 5 feet deep ; lake volume ; shoreline length ; shoreline properties ; riverfront properties ; County Equalization Department ; mooring ; boating activity ; Water Quality Protection ; Water Quality
Abstract
Carrying capacity Is the number of boats that can use a lake at any onetime with minimal
environmental damage, to the lake and provide safe and enjoyable recreational use. The
Planning & Zoning Center of Lansing, Michigan has developed a method of evaluating any lake to
determine, objectively, its carrying capacity. That method is described In a manual entitled
Carrying Capacity Analysis & Ordinances Providing Lake Access Regulations published in 1994 by that
center.
The authors collected the Information required to carry out the evaluation described in the
manual and carried out the procedures descrlbed therein. The data used, calculations made
and evaluation forms completed for the evaluation are presented in this report.
Description
Partial OCR done. 8 pages total.