Shoreline stabilization protects lake banks from ongoing erosion using engineered systems that absorb wave energy, control slope runoff, and hold bank soils in place. On Lake Blue Ridge and other mountain lakes in Georgia and NC, common methods include rip-rap (engineered rock placement), seawalls or retaining walls at the water's edge, and reinforced stone fill on failing banks. The right system depends on wave exposure, bank height, slope angle, and whether the bank is actively failing or simply eroding at the waterline.
