NYS-DOT REGION 6 ROAD PROTECTION FOR ROUTE 248 CHENUNDA CREEK, SOUTH OF WELLSVILLE, NY. CONSTRUCTED AS A HANDS-ON WORKSHOP SEPTEMBER 2006

Pix by Derrick

POC: Sandra Rapp, New York State DOT work RRD/Derrick Tasks: * Performed a fluvial geomorphology analysis * Developed alternative designs, developed the final design * Reviewed Plans & Specs, many discussions with DOT hydraulic engineers!! * Provided construction oversight & taught a hands-on workshop to 88 of NYS DOT’s finest

Stream Project Functions: Fully functioning both hydraulically & environmentally. Multiple protection redundancy. LPSTP provides direct armor protection. Bendway Weirs Locked Logs, & J- Hook move scour & thalweg away from attacked bank, with velocities reduced on outer bank. Vegetation roughness reduces near-bank flow velocities & provides a functioning riparian corridor. Roots strengthen bank & bind soil. Grade Control structure stops upstream headcut migration.

Planview-Looking US at Reach 1 FROM DAN SABOL, NYS-DOT

Pre-project conditions

Chenunda Rt Pre- project condition Mar 22, Looking US at the eroding bend. Pix from Joe Galati

Chenunda Rt Pre-project conditions 7/25/2006. Looking DS at the eroding left bank Pix by Derrick

The Upstream Key

Construction 9/19/2006. Looking US. Hoe placing big stone (DOT heavy) in US keyway Pix by Derrick

Construction 9/20/2006. Looking DS at angle of key to stream flow Pix by Derrick Flow Key angle

STREAM BED & BANK STABILIZATION METHODS USED Choked & vegetated LPSTP with vegetated keys, & curved US & DS keys J-Hook Vane Short Bendway Weirs Pre-dug & Over-dug pool with Locked Logs and Instant Shade Joint Plantings, Live Siltation, Pole Plantings, Slit Trench Plantings, Instant Shade, RPM Trees & Shrubs Hydraulic Cover Stones Traffic Control Stones (Upstream) Thalweg Control Stones Engineered Rocked Riffle Grade Control Structure (all stones in compression) with an integrated fish ladder on the downstream face

Construction 9/20/2006. A dump truck load level full of Sandbar & Streamco Willow, & Ruby Redosier dogwood, (1,500 total) from the NRCS Plant Material Center, Big Flats, NY. Now that is a truckload!!! Pix by Derrick

Construction 9/21/2006. Looking US at trench stone & bundled willows Pix by Derrick

Short Bendway Weirs spaced on 50 ft intervals

Construction 9/21/2006. Looking toe-down stone toe & short Bendway Weir (2 people standing on Weir) Pix by Sandra Rapp

Construction 9/20/2006. Looking short Bendway Weir & pre-dug thalweg Pix by Martin Vandergrinten NRCS Plant Material Center

Mid-Project Soil-Choked Stone Key with Vegetation

Construction 9/19/2006. Digging a key into bank. Some willow poles in place Pix by Derrick

Construction 9/19/2006. Looking at key Pix by Derrick

Construction 9/21/2006. Workshop participants adding more veg to soil-choked key Pix by Derrick

Construction 9/21/2006. Looking DS, digging the J-Hook Vane pool Pix by Derrick

Construction 9/2006. Looking US at Locked Logs in J-Hook pool. Pix by Martin Vandergrinten NRCS Plant Material Center

Construction 9/2006. Looking US at Locked Logs & Instant Shade Pix by Martin Vandergrinten NRCS Plant Material Center

Construction 9/21/2006. The Root Production Method (RPM) Plants Pix by Derrick

Post Construction 9/30/2006. Looking US. All plants, including the RPM plants in place Pix by Joe Galati-NYS DEC

THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE, LET’S ROLL A LITTLE WATER THROUGH IT

HIGH FLOW TWO MONTHS AFTER CONSTRUCTION Photos by Sandra Rapp, NYS-DOT REGION 6 NOVEMBER 19, 2006

High water 11/19/2006. Looking DS at project bend, note thalweg in center of the channel Pix by Sandra Rapp US key here

WINTER WONDERLAND FOUR MONTHS AFTER CONSTRUCTION JANUARY 9, 2007

Post Construction 1/9/2007. Looking US at project bend. Note calm water near bank Pix by Derrick

. LOW LOW LOW FLOW 13 MONTHS AFTER CONSTRUCTION Photos by Dave Derrick OCTOBER 15, 2007

13 Months LATER-low flow. Veg in key is robust. Pix by Derrick 10/15/2007

13 Months LATER-low flow. Looking DS, upper bank veg is robust. Pix by Derrick 10/15/2007

BIG THAW PLUS RAIN = HIGH STAGES Feb 6, 2008

Looking project bend, flow in diversion channel to right Pix by Earl Flint DOT - 2/6/2008

Looking into project bend Pix by Nancy Root - 2/6/2008

Looking US. Flow over J-Hook near tip of arrow Pix by Nancy Root - 2/6/2008

Looking project bend. Everything looks in order. Pix by Nancy Root - 2/6/2008

Looking DS end of project bend. Good transition into DS bend Pix by Earl Flint DOT - 2/6/2008

22 MONTHS AFTER CONSTRUCTION Photos by Joe Galati NYSDEC JULY 10, 2008

Looking the US section of the project & the TCS section of the project 22 MONTHS AFTERCONSTRUCTION-CHENUNDA CR.-PIX BY JOE GALATI

Looking a well vegetated stable bank 22 months after installation 22 MONTHS AFTERCONSTRUCTION-CHENUNDA CR.-PIX BY JOE GALATI

Looking J-hook, veg growth & stable bank 22 months after installation 22 MONTHS AFTERCONSTRUCTION-CHENUNDA CR.-PIX BY JOE GALATI

Looking veg & stable bank 22 months after installation. 22 MONTHS AFTERCONSTRUCTION-CHENUNDA CR.-PIX BY JOE GALATI

From the DS end of the project looking US 22 months after installation 22 MONTHS AFTERCONSTRUCTION-CHENUNDA CR.-PIX BY JOE GALATI

4YEARS AFTER CONSTRUCTION Photos by Joe Galati NYS-DEC (retired) AUGUST 25, 2010

4 YEARS LATER-Looking DS into the upper end of the bend. 4 YEARS LATER-CHENUNDA CR.-PIX BY JOE GALATI

4 YEARS “J” section of the J-Hook. 4 YEARS LATER-CHENUNDA CR.-PIX BY JOE GALATI

4 YEARS LATER-Looking the J-Hook & DS pool. 4 YEARS LATER-CHENUNDA CR.-PIX BY JOE GALATI

4 YEARS LATER-Looking the J-Hook & DS pool. 4 YEARS LATER-CHENUNDA CR.-PIX BY JOE GALATI

4 YEARS LATER-Looking US. Close-up of the J-Hook & pool. 4 YEARS LATER-CHENUNDA CR.-PIX BY JOE GALATI

4 YEARS LATER-Looking the bend DS of the J-Hook. 4 YEARS LATER-CHENUNDA CR.-PIX BY JOE GALATI

4 YEARS LATER-Looking lower end of the bend. 4 YEARS LATER-CHENUNDA CR.-PIX BY JOE GALATI

4 YEARS LATER-From top bank looking stream’s attack angle into project bend. Dense lush vegetation on bank. 4 YEARS LATER-CHENUNDA CR.-PIX BY JOE GALATI

4 YEARS LATER-Looking exit out of the project bend. 4 YEARS LATER-CHENUNDA CR.-PIX BY JOE GALATI

4 YEARS LATER-Looking ERR with integrated fish ladder 4 YEARS LATER-CHENUNDA CR.-PIX BY JOE GALATI

4 YEARS LATER-Looking the ERR. Fish ladder on left. 4 YEARS LATER-CHENUNDA CR.-PIX BY JOE GALATI

4 YEARS LATER-Looking the ERR. 4 YEARS LATER-CHENUNDA CR.-PIX BY JOE GALATI

4 YEARS LATER-Looking fish ladder on the the ERR. 4 YEARS LATER-CHENUNDA CR.-PIX BY JOE GALATI

TRAFFIC CONTROL STONES & LIVE STAKES UPSTREAM OF THE MAIN PROJECT

Construction 9/22/2006. Far US end of project, Traffic Control Stones with Live Stakes on left bank. Pix by Derrick

Construction 9/22/2006. Joe Galati installing Live Stakes around a Traffic Control Stone. Stones are half-buried. Pix by Derrick

Construction 9/22/2006. Joe G. happy with the Live Stakes & the Traffic Control Stones Pix by Derrick

Construction 9/22/2006. Close-up of a Traffic Control Stone & Live Stakes Pix by Derrick

5/31/ months later. Looking at Live Stakes & Traffic Control Stones Pix by Sandra Rapp

Pix by Derrick 10/15/ Months LATER. Traffic Control Stone & Live Willow Stakes

the same two TCS 22 months after installation 22 MONTHS AFTERCONSTRUCTION-CHENUNDA CR.-PIX BY JOE GALATI

13 Months LATER. Note stable bank landward of the TCS Pix by Derrick 10/15/2007

Close-up of a single TCS with willow stakes. 22 MONTHS AFTERCONSTRUCTION-CHENUNDA CR.-PIX BY JOE GALATI

Pix by Derrick 10/15/ Months LATER. 3 Traffic Control Stones

TCS & willow stakes 22 months after installation. Effective bank stabilization. 22 MONTHS AFTERCONSTRUCTION-CHENUNDA CR.-PIX BY JOE GALATI

4 YEARS LDB Traffic Control Stones & willow 4 YEARS LATER-CHENUNDA CR.-PIX BY JOE GALATI

RECAP

PRE-PROJECT-Looking the project bend. PRE-PROJECT-CHENUNDA CR.-PIX BY JOE GALATI 2006

4 YEARS LATER-Looking the project reach. Channel is stable with dense plant growth on bank. Willows along toe of bank are robust. 4 YEARS LATER-CHENUNDA CR.-PIX BY JOE GALATI

DAN SABOL BROUGHT HIS DOG TO SEE THE PROJECT!

CLEOPHUS SPEED ELVIS DERRICK. We are in the driver’s seat now!!