SAND CREEK THE FOOT OF KANOPOLIS DAM KANSAS

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SAND CREEK @ THE FOOT OF KANOPOLIS DAM, KANSAS Let’s build Engineered Rocked Riffle

SAND CREEK @ THE FOOT OF KANOPOLIS DAM, KANSAS Let’s build Engineered Rocked Riffle #5 the most upstream of the five riffles that will be constructed.

Key stones Stone bank protection Glide stones Dig pool Flow Key stones Engineered Rocked

Key stones Stone bank protection Glide stones Dig pool Flow Key stones Engineered Rocked Riffle stones in end-to-end compression

Building the downstream sloped section of the ERR. CONSTRUCTION-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS. PIX BY DERRICK

Building the downstream sloped section of the ERR. CONSTRUCTION-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS. PIX BY DERRICK 7 -14 -2008

STONE ENGINEERED ROCKED RIFFLE FOR GRADE & HEADCUT STABILIZATION Flow Profile view 10 1

STONE ENGINEERED ROCKED RIFFLE FOR GRADE & HEADCUT STABILIZATION Flow Profile view 10 1 The stream was not dewatered during construction as we only had a trickle of flow. Regulatory approved this of course. ERR has a swale in the center to help fish passage during low flow

Digging the DS keyway approx. 2 ft deep. CONSTRUCTION-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS. PIX BY DERRICK

Digging the DS keyway approx. 2 ft deep. CONSTRUCTION-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS. PIX BY DERRICK 7 -14 -2008

Looking DS. Stone in place but loose (not in compression) CONSTRUCTION-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS. PIX

Looking DS. Stone in place but loose (not in compression) CONSTRUCTION-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS. PIX BY DERRICK 7 -14 -2008

Track walking so that stone is in end-to-end compression CONSTRUCTION-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS. PIX BY

Track walking so that stone is in end-to-end compression CONSTRUCTION-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS. PIX BY DERRICK 7 -14 -2008

Close-up of sloped section of ERR #5 -stones in compression CONSTRUCTION-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS. PIX

Close-up of sloped section of ERR #5 -stones in compression CONSTRUCTION-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS. PIX BY DERRICK 7 -14 -2008

Engineered Rocked Riffle #5 completed. Let’s see how it looks!!

Engineered Rocked Riffle #5 completed. Let’s see how it looks!!

Looking DS @ a completed ERR #5. Water from ERR #4 is creating a

Looking DS @ a completed ERR #5. Water from ERR #4 is creating a tailwater on the DS end of ERR #5. CONSTRUCTION-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS. PIX BY DERRICK 7 -14 -2008

Flow left to right, looking @ completed ERR #5. ERR is has a swale

Flow left to right, looking @ completed ERR #5. ERR is has a swale in the center to help fish passage during low flow CONSTRUCTION-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS. PIX BY DERRICK 7 -14 -2008

Close-up of sloped section of ERR #5 -stones in compression CONSTRUCTION-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS. PIX

Close-up of sloped section of ERR #5 -stones in compression CONSTRUCTION-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS. PIX BY DERRICK 7 -14 -2008

Looking US @ great deep pool where trout can be stocked. CONSTRUCTION-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS.

Looking US @ great deep pool where trout can be stocked. CONSTRUCTION-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS. PIX BY DERRICK 7 -14 -2008

Looking US @ instant marshland. Some flooded plants will die (that’s OK) & other

Looking US @ instant marshland. Some flooded plants will die (that’s OK) & other plants will become established. CONSTRUCTION-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS. PIX BY DERRICK 7 -14 -2008

Looking US @ at old channel & flooded old overbank areas. Great habitat for

Looking US @ at old channel & flooded old overbank areas. Great habitat for a herps, smaller fish, insects, etc. CONSTRUCTION-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS. PIX BY DERRICK 7 -14 -2008

Looking DS @ smooth transition from ERR to DS pool. CONSTRUCTION-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS. PIX

Looking DS @ smooth transition from ERR to DS pool. CONSTRUCTION-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS. PIX BY DERRICK 7 -14 -2008

Looking DS from ERR #5. Backwater from ERR #4 is flooding the old channel

Looking DS from ERR #5. Backwater from ERR #4 is flooding the old channel & creating hemi wetlands CONSTRUCTION-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS. PIX BY DERRICK 7 -14 -2008

7 MONTHS AFTER PROJECT COMPLETION Photos by Garold Sneegas February 3, 2009

7 MONTHS AFTER PROJECT COMPLETION Photos by Garold Sneegas February 3, 2009

Happy fish in Sand Creek!! 7 MONTHS LATER-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS. PIX BY GAROLD SNEEGAS

Happy fish in Sand Creek!! 7 MONTHS LATER-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS. PIX BY GAROLD SNEEGAS 2 -3 -09

Several sections of the stream were only a couple of inches deep before we

Several sections of the stream were only a couple of inches deep before we installed the Engineered Rocked Riffles 7 MONTHS LATER-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS. PIX BY GAROLD SNEEGAS 2 -3 -09

More happy fish in Sand Creek!! 7 MONTHS LATER-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS. PIX BY GAROLD

More happy fish in Sand Creek!! 7 MONTHS LATER-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS. PIX BY GAROLD SNEEGAS 2 -3 -09

8 MONTHS AFTER PROJECT COMPLETION Photos by Derrick APRIL 11, 2009

8 MONTHS AFTER PROJECT COMPLETION Photos by Derrick APRIL 11, 2009

8 MONTHS LATER-Looking @ ERR #5. 8 MONTHS LATER-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS. PIX BY DERRICK

8 MONTHS LATER-Looking @ ERR #5. 8 MONTHS LATER-SAND CREEK-KANOPOLIS, KS. PIX BY DERRICK 4 -11 -09