Marked internal work area of where the AquaDam will be placed.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Dead-man is filled
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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.
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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.
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8' X 357' AquaDam being being placed at the staging area which will be the staring point for the AquaDam.
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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.
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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.
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AquaDam being controlled from shore with rope.
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8' X 357' AquaDam making first turn from upstream to downstream around the end of the Dead-man AquaDam.
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AquaDam getting manipulated into its last turn from shore with rope.
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Workers guiding AquaDam to shore.
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Workers holding back AquaDam to let it build more head.
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AquaDam slowly making its way up the bank.
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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.