Sand bar may signal end to Holland, MI shipping season
November 19, 07 by TheFleetIf you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
BOB VANDEVUSSE | Source: Holland Sentinel
…soundings done by the Army Corps of Engineers showed a depth of only 17.5 feet outside the mouth of the Holland channel.
A sand bar about 200 feet wide has developed 100 to 150 feet off shore. Six weeks ago, vessels were reporting 20.5 feet of depth in that area. Math has never been my strong suit, but even I can figure out that the autumn storms have pushed an awful lot of sand around the bottom of the lake.
That may well mean that the shipping is done for the year in Holland. That is not good news for local shippers. We will have an update on the situation next week. Read the full story at the Holland Sentinel >>
