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MISSOURI RIVER
Project
 Emergent Sandbar Habitat
Location
 Vermillion, South Dakota
Contract
 Dredge Type: Cutter Suction Dredge
Quantity: 500,000 cubic yards

Description
 

As a subcontractor, this project involved pumping 500,000 cubic yards of material to create a large bird nesting habitat within the Missouri River. The creation of this island at river mile 777 and the accompanying backwater fish habitat was part of a series of habitat creation projects on the Missouri River.

 

LEWIS & CLARK LAKE
Location
 Springfield, South Dakota
Contract
 Dredge Type: Cutter Suction Dredge
Dredge: L.W.
Quantity: 1,100,000 cubic yards

Description
 

The 20-inch dredge L.W. completed this project for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District. The project involved dredging 1,100,000 cubic yards of sand from the Missouri River and using the material to construct a bird habitat island.

 

POOL 8 ISLANDS
Project
 Pool 8 Islands
Location
 Mississippi River
Contract
 Dredge Type: Cutter Suction Dredge

Description
 

This project, funded under the Environmental Management Program, involved the creation of four new nesting habitat islands within Pool 8 of the Mississippi River, as well as four later-awarded additional islands.

 

YAZOO BASIN ENHANCEMENT PROJECT
Location
 Yazoo Basin, Mississippi
Contract
 Dredge Type: Cutter Suction Dredge
Quantity: 1,700,000 cubic yards
Description
 

The Yazoo Basin Enhancement Project 6B involved dredging 1,700,000 cubic yards with beneficial disposal of dredge material within existing agricultural lands. This project was performed to reduce flooding within the Yazoo Basin and provide improved crop land for area farmers.

 

CRYSTAL LAKE
Location
 Hancock County, Iowa
Contract
 Dredge Type: Cutter Suction Dredge
Quantity: 1,300,000 cubic yards
Description
 

This project involved dredging 1,300,000 cubic yards from Crystal Lake, located in Hancock County, IA. The project also included removal, replacement and extension of an existing aeration system, as well as incidental work.

 

LAKE TRAFFORD RESTORATION
Location
 Immokalee, Florida
Contract
 Dredge Type: Cutter Suction Dredge
Dredge: L.W.
Quantity: 4,000,000 cubic yards
Description
 

This project involved dredging approximately 4,000,000 cubic yards of sediment from Lake Trafford, located in Immokalee, Florida, using the 20-inch dredge L.W. The project required the dredge material to be pumped 16,000 feet to a confined disposal area.

 

MCCLELLAN-KERR ARKANSAS NAVIGATION SYSTEM
Location
 White & Arkansas Rivers
Client
 USACE- Little Rock District
Contract
 Dredge Type: Cutter Suction Dredge
Dredge: Jolly Roger

Description
 

The 20-inch dredge Jolly Roger completed this maintenance dredging contract for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, restoring the Federal Navigation channels on the White and Arkansas Rivers to their 9-foot and 12-foot depths.

 

HOLCIM STE. GENEVIEVE
Location
 Bloomsdale, Missouri
Contract
 Dredge Type: Cutter Suction Dredge
Dredge: Sandpiper
Quantity: 1,000,000 cubic yards

Description
 

The 20-inch dredge Sandpiper excavated 1,000,000 cubic yards of sand and clay for use in the construction of a new barge terminal for Holcim U.S. plant, located in Bloomsdale, MO. The material removed from the site was pumped 8,000 feet to a man-made containment area located behind a 130-foot tall dam.

 

 
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