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Port of Hood River Recreation Committee Meeting April 2, 2007 By: Andrew Jansky, P.E. Flowing Solutions andrew@flowingsolutions.com. 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
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Port of Hood RiverRecreation Committee MeetingApril 2, 2007By:Andrew Jansky, P.E.Flowing Solutions andrew@flowingsolutions.com Images are property of their creator, please do not reuse without permission
Port of Hood RiverRecreation Committee MeetingApril 2, 2007 • Hood River Delta • Existing Conditions • Spring/Summer Recreation Season • Future Actions
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
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 – 150,000-250,000 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