Uk Broadlands River Bed & Bank Erosion Rectification & Reinstatement

Project Description:

The UK East Anglia Broadlands river banks and beds have, and continue to be, eroded by fast flowing tidal currents and the wash created by motorised leisure craft.

The Broadlands Flood Alleviation Project Team who also have responsibility for rectifying erosion and re-establishing the eroded areas elected to install SSCS Frond Mats at a severely eroded location on the River Waveney where tidal currents have been measured at up to 3knots.

Specially designed Frond Mats were installed in 2006 across the widest point of an eroded stretch of the river to capture transported sediment and reinstate the river bed and bank inside the matted area.

Post installation observations have shown that sediment has been quickly deposited behind the matted area and continues to develop.

Further installation of the SSCS Frond Mats is now underway to facilitate the same solution on other Broadlands Rivers.

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