Marked internal work area of where the AquaDam® will be placed.


Staging 6'X88' Deadman AquaDam. The dead-man AquaDam® will be used to help the main AquaDam® get manipulated into its first turn from upstream to downstream.

6' X 88' dead-man starting to get deployed. The dead-man is used to break up the flow on the upstream side of where the main AquaDam® will be installed.

Dead-man's starting point was elevated with log so it can fill to its maximum height in the deepest point in the water that it will be placed in.


Dead-man is filled


Fill Tubes of the dead-man AquaDam. (2) hoses per fill tube. The AquaDam® must be filled with pairs of pumps to make sure both sides fill equally.

8' X 357' Main AquaDam® on a pallet, ready to be moved to the starting bank. This AquaDam® controls a maximum of 74 inches of mud/water depth in ideal condition.

8' X 357' AquaDam® being being placed at the staging area which will be the staring point for the AquaDam.


Starting deployment of the 8' X 357' AquaDam. The worker is holding the AquaDam® back so it can maintain head above water and contact with the ground. AquaDams float when empty.

The AquaDam® roll has to be held back and slowly released so it can maintain head above water which means it is maintaining contact with the waters bottom.

AquaDam® being controlled from shore with rope.

8' X 357' AquaDam® making first turn from upstream to downstream around the end of the Dead-man AquaDam.

AquaDam® getting manipulated into its last turn from shore with rope.

Workers guiding AquaDam® to shore.

Workers holding back AquaDam® to let it build more head.

AquaDam® slowly making its way up the bank.

Profile view of the ending bank for the 8' X 357' AquaDam.
Beam at the end of the 8' X 357' AquaDam® was used for center core of AquaDam® for transportation and assisting during unrolling.
8' X 357' AquaDam® fully installed. A crew is making sure that no fish are in the work area.
AquaDam® in snow storm.
View of Mount Eyak from the internal work area.