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Example Projects
Representative Sites
Poughkeepsie
Newburgh
Site Locations
Campbell Island
Campbell Island
shoreline
Hydraulic Conditions
1.2 ft/sec
Max velocity
2.2 ft/sec
Tide range
4.5 ft
Water Depth
4 to 10 ft
Erosion
Ice scour
River currents
Stormwater runoff
Aquatic Habitat
Fish Species
51 beach seine samples since 1980
Species
Banded killifish
Unidentified clupeids
American shad
Spottail shiner
Blueback herring
Tesselated darter
White perch
Alewife
Pumpkinseed
Mean Catch
50.9
37.1
34.3
28.9
28.5
15.4
8.6
1.4
1.1
Screening of Alternatives
Vegetated Geogrids
z require extensive excavation
z minimal land use constraints for design footprint
Live Cribwall
z feasible
z similar to existing design
z aesthetics not as favorable as other alternatives
Brush Mattress
z requires extensive excavation and deforestation of
the existing riparian vegetation
z labor intensive to install
z not as durable as other options
Screening of Alternatives
Vegetated Rock Gabions
z feasible
z aesthetics not as favorable as other alternatives
Joint Planting
z Could retrofit existing bank with joint plantings
z Remove the existing concrete cap and add live
stakes
Project Design
Construction Sequence
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Cost Estimate
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Maintenance
Benefits
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Questions?
References:
Allen, H.H., and Fischenich, J.C. 2000. Brush mattress
for streambank erosion control,
control, EMRRP Technical
Notes Collection. U.S. Army Engineer Research and
Development Center, Vicksburg, MS.
www.wes.army.mil/el/emrrp
GSWCC. 2000. Guidelines for Streambank Restoration.
(Revised March/2000). Georgia Soil and Water
Conservation Commission.
Hoag, J.C. 2001. Costs and Considerations of
Streambank Bioengineering Treatments.
Riparian/Wetland Project Information Series No. 15.
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service,
Aberdeen, ID. July 2000.
Mulberg,
Mulberg, G. and Moore, N.J. 2005. Streambank
Revegetation and Protection, A Guide for Alaska,
revised 2005,
2005, Technical Report No. 9898-3. Alaska
Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport
Fish. April 2005.
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