This video (4:52) highlights characteristics of groin design, how they interface with natural processes and may impact the coast, and considerations for long-term effectiveness. Groin structures (also spelled groynes) are shore-perpendicular coastal structures that extend into the lake and are designed to build and maintain beaches through the trapping of sand.

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