One type of hole-type wave dissipation structure, capable of reducing wave impact while maintaining water flow connections, is proposed in this study to reduce the impact of ship wave on the revetments of inland water ecological channels. The wave dissipation behavior of this type of breakwater is investigated through physical model tests in wave flumes. Also, the effects of holes, wave height and water depth on the wave transmission, reflection, and wave forces are analyzed. The experimental results indicated that the interaction between waves and the hole-type wave dissipation structures results in significant wave transmission, reflection, and turbulence induced by the holes, leading to substantial alterations in the characteristics of wave propagation. The wave height of transmissive waves is large in the vicinity of the dissipation structures and decreases apparently and stabilizes when away from the structures. The wave transmission coefficient gradually decreases with a reduction in hole diameter and an increase in wave height. The wave reflection coefficient remains almost unchanged with a decrease in hole diameter and increases gradually with an increase in wave height. Transmission/reflection coefficients as a function of water depth are in relation to water level-relative position of the holes and degree of wave transmission. Both wave pressure and suction increase rapidly with an increase in wave height and then remain stable. As the hole diameter increases, the wave pressure gradually decreases, while the wave suction remains similar. And the porosity has a greater effect on the reduction in wave pressure than in wave suction.