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Beaver Creek - Canal Protection

Hydraulic Engineering - Beaver Creek - Canal Protection 2024

The mesh in the ditch allows the beavers to continue living in their habitat along the creek while protecting the dam.

Hydraulic Engineering - Beaver Creek - Canal Protection 2024

The first step was to create a 1.5-meter-deep trench along the base of the dam. The mesh was then placed in the trench.

Hydraulic Engineering - Beaver Creek - Canal Protection 2024

After the mesh was installed, the trench was backfilled and re-vegetated.

 
 

System length

2200 m

 

Year of installation

2024

Initial situation

Beavers inhabit a creek that runs along a dike. Their digging activities had endangered the dike’s stability in several places.

Description

To ensure the dam’s stability, the beavers’ activities had to be restricted, and existing passages had to be filled in. For this reason, mesh (DELTAX G80/2 STAINLESS) was vertically integrated into the dam at a depth of 1.30 meters. This still allows beavers to create burrows in front of the sealed-off area and maintain their habitat. So, the dam body behind the mesh doesn't protect it.

Country/Region

Netherlands

Customer

Geobenelux

Protected object

Infrastructure, Other, Riverbank

Corrosion protection

INOX / STAINLESS

Your local contact

Kevin Coyle
 

Kevin Coyle

Natural Hazards
Hydraulic Engineering
Geobrugg North America, LLC,3 Beaudet Terr,CT 06237 Columbia / United States

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Norwin Vögeli, Global Ingress, Inc.
 

Norwin Vögeli

CEO Global Ingress, Inc.

Hydraulic Engineering
Global Ingress, Inc.,Ponte Vedra Beach , Global Ingress, Inc. CEO Global Ingress, Inc.

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