i need to stop yard erosion along s creek bed
i need to stop yard erosion along s creek bed
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hi everyone new here so please bare with me. i have a customer thats looking to stop erosion along a creekbed. this creek turns into a river with a very hard rain. i was thinking of a keystone wall but might be to expensive for here. the yard slopes down about 5ft or so in to the creek and when it rains a inch or 2 she loses some of her yard. the bank is about 130ft long. what can i do? thanks for any help you can give.





RE: i need to stop yard erosion along s creek bed
RE: i need to stop yard erosion along s creek bed
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RE: i need to stop yard erosion along s creek bed
RE: i need to stop yard erosion along s creek bed
The following link has good images (Chapter 8 is nice). An important point is where is the erosion happening.
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Worst thing is that you may need a Corps permit for a waterway. I was intially part of a project where the Corps wouldn't let anything in the stream. The owner ended stacking a well graded riprap mix that was eroded into the stream. They could let it get washed in, but the Corps (maybe at the request of state EPA) was worried about potential fines in the riprap getting into the river.
RE: i need to stop yard erosion along s creek bed
Question. Is the creek bed erosion causing the loss of land or is it the erosin and steepening of the creek bank slope that is causing the problem. Seems that this happens when rainfall is heavy. Granted that the raging stream would also contribute. One needs to chek the creek bed as well and assess whether ths is degrading or has reached an equilibrioum condition. The remedial measure you choose would be dictated by these observations.As noted by others there are several proprietary products available that can be used if creek flow is cutting in to the banks versus degrading the bottom.