Does shoreline armoring protect against erosion?
Armoring of shorelines along Lake Koshkonong provide wave energy dissipation that greatly reduces the erosive nature of moving water. The majority of shorelines along the lake are currently armored with riprap or other rigid structures. This armoring provides a protective barrier for shoreline erosion and also provides some habitat for wildlife. The on-going Lake Study being conducted by RKLD and WDNR indicates that armoring of wetland shorelines has allowed these wetlands to begin the reclamation or outward expansion of these important wetland communities that will benefit the wildlife that call Lake Koshkonong home. [ TOP ] Who “owns” the beach on the shoreline of privately owned lakefront property? Is it trespassing to walk along the beach across other’s property? Can a boater who owns no land moor his boat anywhere he wants on the lake, including right in front of my lot? Under Wisconsin Law, the public owns up to the ordinary high water mark (“OHWM”), but the riparian owner has th
