Noticed less erosion on the banks after the crew finished their work

Good dredging practices protect more than just the waterway.

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I used to be on nathang67's side about dredging being pointless, but seeing how they worked with the natural flow here instead of against it changed my MIND for real.

nathang673mo agoMost Upvoted

Hold up, saying it protects more than the waterway is a stretch lol. That dredging mess can just push the problem downstream, and those big machines wreck the bank anyway. It looks nice for a year maybe, then a big storm undoes all that work. Plus the cost is crazy for what’s often just a temporary fix. Feels like we’re just moving dirt around and calling it a win.

terrymurray3mo ago

Seen this play out near a rest stop I frequent. The county kept dredging a creek every few years after floods, total waste of money. They finally put in some big gravel beds and let native plants grow back along the edges. Now it handles heavy rain way better and the banks stopped crumbling. Maybe the fix isn't less work, it's different work? You ever see a place try something like that instead?