Port of Hood River Recreation Committee Meeting April 2, 2007 By: Andrew Jansky, P.E. Flowing Solutions Images are property of their creator, please do not reuse without permission

Port of Hood River Recreation Committee Meeting April 2, 2007 Hood River Delta –Existing Conditions –Spring/Summer Recreation Season –Future Actions

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Comparison

Current Conditions

Quantities Original Sand Bar – 60 acre incl. shallow area Additional Sand Bar area - 26 acres –Additional sand volume = 750,000 cy Additional Sand on existing bar –Estimated at 8 ft average = 750,000cy Removal by dredge/land only during inwater work period (Nov-Feb)

Recreation User group coordination – in progress Safety measures –Clear hazardous wood/debris –Mark hazard areas/buoys –Upland signage with graphics –Handouts/education/Schools –Swimming –Other Management –Vehicles –Camping

Concentration of Debris

Elevations/Pool Information Pool Elevation impacts sand bar size Small change=big change at sand bar Pool elevation changes hourly Daily prediction difficult

Commerce Basin Access Enhance Event Site Beach Dredge –Access/Water Quality –Schedule – Next Work Window –Volume – 150, ,000 CY –Work by land or water Risk – Future Accretion

Monitoring Spring Freshet Changes –High flows in spring may reduce elevation –No significant changes to area anticipated –Pool manipulation possible, limited results Pool monitoring –Basic – visual staff gauge –Web camera on gauge –Automatic elevation monitoring/web

Future Actions Develop plan –Short term –Long term Prepare permits Funding

Questions/Discussion