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Two years of running a 8-inch cutterhead and the sandbar difference is wild
Worked a stretch of the Mississippi near Baton Rouge since 2022, same spot every spring. First year we were pulling 4 feet of silt buildup near the levee. Now after consistent passes that area runs 12 feet deep. Wondering if anyone else has seen that kind of change from just regular maintenance dredging or if we got lucky with current shifts.
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betty1269d ago
That sandbar difference you mentioned is exactly what I saw on the Red River near Shreveport after just one season.
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paul3309d ago
Betty126, that Red River sandbar stuff really moves fast. I saw the same thing on the Arkansas River near Muskogee back in 2019 after a big flood season. The water dropped and left a whole new sandbar where there used to be a deep channel, must have shifted over 200 feet in just a few months. It makes you wonder how anyone can trust old maps or GPS data for river navigation after a season like that. Sandbars seem to have a mind of their own, always reshaping and messing with the flow. People don't realize how quick a river can change its whole look.
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