Riprap stream bank stabilization handbook

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Stabilizing streambanks with natural vegetation has many advantages over hard armoring such as riprap, seawalls and gabions. Streams with well-establishedThis manual is designed to give the reader an overview of effective soil bioengineering and structural practices to stabilize streambank and shorelines. This Cover Photograph: Stream vanes on the Calapooia River, Washington. Courtesy of Scott Wright,. Natural Resources Conservation Service. Page 3. BUREAU OF People living next to streams often request assistance to stabilize stream banks. The resource professional must look beyond the eroding stream bank to identify Understanding natural stream processes and applying this knowledge to stream restoration and bank stabilization projects will help create a self-sustaining. vice, Engineering Field Handbook, previously referred to as the Engineer- ing Field Manual. When planning streambank stabilization work, select. Riprap along the bend of a stream with vegetation between the rocks .. 33 Diagnosis of appropriate streambank stabilization methods .