Fluvial wanderings

By leifembertson

Upper Quinault River - PA5 Phase 3

As the river channel has migrated west in the PA5 reach a small section of bank experienced some erosion this past winter. To help reduce erosion risk the landowner and Tribe decided to extend a cabled log revetment the community had installed 10+ years ago. Instead of using lots of cable we field designed and laid out a log revetment using driven timber piles with logs woven in a complex pattern. This treatment should really roughen the bank and allow willows and shrubs to establish, further reducing erosion risk. Angus approves...

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