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DEEP PLANTING HUNDREDS OF UNROOTED WILLOW POLES WHEN THE COLDEST DAY WAS 103 DEGREES

Big Pipeline Crossing Protection Project for Williams on the Guadalupe River, South of Victoria, TX. (near the harbor) 1.3 Million Dollars Took 3 crews 6 weeks to build!! Summer 2005.

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DEEP PLANTING HUNDREDS OF UNROOTED WILLOW POLES WHEN THE COLDEST DAY WAS 103 DEGREES

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  1. Big Pipeline Crossing Protection Project for Williams on the Guadalupe River, South of Victoria, TX. (near the harbor)1.3 Million DollarsTook 3 crews 6 weeks to build!! Summer 2005

  2. DEEP PLANTING HUNDREDS OF UNROOTED WILLOW POLES WHEN THE COLDEST DAY WAS 103 DEGREES

  3. Guadalupe River @ Williams Pipeline Crossing, South of Victoria, TX (near the harbor) • Bank erosion (lateral erosion) has exposed over 100 ft of pipeline, threatening pipeline integrity • Co-designed by River Research & Design, Inc. & Submar, Inc. Contractor: Submar, Inc. • Not a flashy stream, stays on the flood for months at a time • Bed material: sand-silt-clay, not incised, rural. • Pool-riffle-pool regime, slope < 1% • Average width 100-150 ft, 10-18 ft tall banks

  4. PRE-PROJECT PHOTOS: OCTOBER 2004 TO FEBRUARY 2005

  5. PRE-PROJECT-Looking US at the exposed pipeline, flow splits around island. Split flow always brings its own challenges!! PRE-PROJECT Guadalupe River @ Williams Pipeline-Derrick-Oct 1, 2004

  6. PRE-PROJECT-Looking DS at the exposed pipeline. PRE-PROJECT Guadalupe River @ Williams Pipeline-Derrick-Oct 1, 2004

  7. Flow

  8. THREE BENDWAY WEIRS

  9. Bendway Weir #1 BW #2 BW #3

  10. 6 MONTHS LATER-Looking US. Bendway Weirs managing the thalweg. 6 MONTHS LATER-Guadalupe River-Mark Bordelon -3-14-2006

  11. WILLOW PLANTING

  12. Very hot down in Victoria, TX {103 degrees}. This was the coldest day, it hit 112 degrees some days. We cut several hundred willow branches & small trunks (3/4” to 1.5” butt diameter, 6’ to 8 ft long, soaked them for 10 days, then planted & watered them in (July-Aug time frame). CONSTRUCTION-Guadalupe River @ Pipeline-John Lewis-July 2005

  13. CONSTRUCTION-The constructed soaking pool for the willows. Pumps kept it full. Willows were cut & soaked for 10 days. CONSTRUCTION-Guadalupe River @ Pipeline-Derrick – June 3, 2005

  14. Live Siltation above LPSTP Longitudinal Peaked Stone Toe Protection

  15. CONSTRUCTION-Looking US. LPSTP in. Prepping bank for willows CONSTRUCTION-Guadalupe River @ Pipeline-John Lewis-July 2005

  16. CONSTRUCTION-Looking down slope @ row of willows above LPSTP, 2/3 in ground, 1/3 out. Riprap above willows. CONSTRUCTION-Guadalupe River @ Pipeline-John Lewis-June 17, 2005

  17. CONSTRUCTION-Looking US. Watering in live willow poles CONSTRUCTION-Guadalupe River @ Pipeline-John Lewis-July 2005

  18. CONSTRUCTION-Looking DS @ rows of willows & stone protection. CONSTRUCTION-Guadalupe River @ Pipeline-John Lewis-June 17, 2005

  19. 13 MONTHS LATER-High water. Looking downhill @ riprap & rows of willows starting to flush (grow leaves). 13 MONTHS LATER-Guadalupe River Mark Bordelon 10-12-05

  20. THE BEFORE & AFTERSLOOKING FROM UPSTREAM TO DOWNSTREAM

  21. PRE-PROJECT-From US project limit, looking DS @ exposed pipe & vertical bank, thalweg slamming straight into bank PRE-PROJECT-Guadalupe River @ Williams Pipeline-Derrick-Oct 1, 2004

  22. 26 MONTHS LATER-From US project limits, looking DS. Three Bendway Weirs aligning thalweg along flow arrow 26 MONTHS LATER-Guadalupe River @ Williams Pipeline-Derrick 11-6-07

  23. PRE-PROJECT-Looking DS at the exposed pipeline, thalweg impacting bank. PRE-PROJECT Guadalupe River @ Williams Pipeline-Derrick-Oct 1, 2004

  24. 26 MONTHS LATER-Looking DS @ the protected pipeline, thalweg redirected & willow growth 8 to 16 ft tall after 2 years. 26 MONTHS LATER-Guadalupe River @ Williams Pipeline-Derrick 11-6-07

  25. PRE-PROJECT-Looking DS at the exposed pipeline. Debris on pipeline, thalweg flowing under pipe. PRE-PROJECT Guadalupe River @ Williams Pipeline-Derrick-Oct 1, 2004

  26. 26 MONTHS LATER-Looking DS @ the protected pipeline, great willow growth US & DS of pipeline right-of-way (hydraulic roughness). 26 MONTHS LATER-Guadalupe River @ Williams Pipeline-Derrick 11-6-07

  27. 26 MONTHS LATER-Looking DS, good sediment deposition on stone under dense 8 to 16 ft tall, 2”- 4” diameter willows. 26 MONTHS LATER-Guadalupe River @ Williams Pipeline-Derrick 11-6-07

  28. 26 MONTHS LATER-Uphill from large willows, great deposition on top of riprap 26 MONTHS LATER-Guadalupe River @ Williams Pipeline-Derrick 11-6-07

  29. 26 MONTHS LATER-Uphill from willows, grasses growing on deposited sediment 26 MONTHS LATER-Guadalupe River @ Williams Pipeline-Derrick 11-6-07

  30. 26 MONTHS LATER-Close-up on deposition and grasses (not planted). 26 MONTHS LATER-Guadalupe River @ Williams Pipeline-Derrick 11-6-07

  31. 26 MONTHS LATER-Thick ridge of deposition DS of willows (shadow). 26 MONTHS LATER-Guadalupe River @ Williams Pipeline-Derrick 11-6-07

  32. 26 MONTHS LATER-Thick deposition around planted willow. 26 MONTHS LATER-Guadalupe River @ Williams Pipeline-Derrick 11-6-07

  33. 26 MONTHS LATER-Native willow seedlings growing on deposition on top of riprap. We have turned a vertical eroding bank into a depositional area with volunteer tree growth!!! Success & long-term stability!! 26 MONTHS LATER-Guadalupe River @ Williams Pipeline-Derrick 11-6-07

  34. This PowerPoint presentation was developed & built by Dave Derrick. Any questions or comments, call my personal cell @ 601-218-7717, or email @ d_derrick@r2d-eng.comEnjoy the information!!

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