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Terrell's
Island
Restoration |
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First,
an
opening
had
to
be
cut
into
the
existing
breakwall so
that
the
Barge
could
move
inside
the
Breakwall.
A
temporary
rock
barrier
was
then
put
in
place
to
keep
the
carp
out.
Because the water depth varies from two to four feet inside the breakwall, and the barge draws a minimum of three feet, paths to the island had to be located by probing the bottom. Floating markers were then dropped for the barge to follow. -The direct path was not always the best path.
Rocks were hauled by dump truck and dumped on the breakwall. They then had to be loaded onto the barge with a back hoe. The barge could only take two truck loads at a time or it would draw to much water and get hung up.
Because of the shallow depths, it was not always easy to get to the islands. If the barge hung up in the shallows, the crew had to use the back hoe to help it along.
Once the barge reached the island, the crew begins to unload it's cargo to the predetermined areas.
As the next few pictures show, the rip rap begins to take shape.
The rocks were placed away from the island a bit in some cases because the hoe could not reach.
Leaving the rip rap away from the islands created beneficial areas of protected water which can be planted with desirable plant species. |
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