Lake Salvador Shore Protection Demonstration
State Project Number: BA-15
Project Priority List (PPL): 03
Federal Sponsor: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
Project Type: Shoreline Protection
Construction Completion Date: 1998
Description:
The project is intended to maintain the shoreline along a section of Lake Salvador and help re-establish the natural hydrology of interior marsh. Phase I of the project was constructed to demonstrate the effectiveness of four separate types of segmented breakwaters in a poor soil environment. Phase II of the project included the installation of 8,000 feet of continuous rock structure along the western section of the lake.
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Project Information:
• CWPPRA Project Page (including Geospatial Data)
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