Sabine National Wildlife Refuge Erosion Protection
State Project Number: CS-18
Project Priority List (PPL): 01
Federal Sponsor: United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Project Type: Shoreline Protection
Construction Completion Date: 1995
Description:
The goal of this project is to protect 13,000 acres of fresh marsh from deterioration associated with the anticipated failure of the existing west levee. The original design was to reconstruct 5.5 miles of eroded levee. The project was redesigned to include 1,000 feet of levee reconstruction and 5.5 miles of rock armor. Vegetation plantings were used to reduce erosion from boat traffic.
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