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Dredging and Sediment Removal from Lakes, Rivers, Harbors and Other Bodies of Water

Description: Photograph of a suction dredge in the background that is clearing channel to permit ships to dock. The sand spewing out the end of the pipeline represents soil from the Mississippi watershed farms. At this spot dredging will go on for 12 days from a 100-foot line to deep water. Dredging 500 to 550 cubic yards an hour continuously. 500 cubic yards is equal to a farm of 178.5 acres with topsoil 6 inches deep for the 12-day dredging period. Sediment here is 9 feet deep. The water must be kept at a… more
Date: July 28, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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