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| These "sandbag" vanes were modified
so they were flat crested (as opposed to other vanes that have a sloping
crest). These trial vanes were 4-5 bags wide at the bottom, about
35' long, and angled 30° upstream from bank tangent. |
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| At the upstream end of the project (bend) a vane was installed to help re-direct the flows into the bendway weir "field". The bendway weirs are intended to capture the flows, control the flows through the bend and the last weir is to direct the flow through the middle of the county road bridge. Professor Tim Keane, KSU, John McCullah, Salix Applied Earthcare, David Derrrick, USCOE -Vicksburg, MS, Phil Balch KSCC, and volunteers help guide the geoberms into place. | |
 Professor Tim Keane looks at the completed vane. Click image to expand. |
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| Now it is up to the vegetation, land management (cattle exclusion), and the establishment of a healthy riparian buffer zone to do the job as the geoberm bags degrade with time. | |
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