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VEGETATED & COMPLEX RIPRAP APPLICATION

Vegetated riprap incorporates a combination of rock and native vegetation in the form of live cuttings. These can be planted in conjunction with the placement of rock used to armour the banks of watercourses or redirect flows.

 

Establishment of native vegetation will improve fish habitat by creating shade, cover and an input of small organic debris to the stream.  In most cases it will negate the need for the regulator to require habitat alteration compensation.  It will also provide added bank protection through development of root mass. An additional benefit of this combined technique is a potential supply of fodder for local animal populations.

 

Adding vegetation to riprap provides a softer more natural appearance to the installed rocks.

 

Rootwad revetments can also be used in conjunction with these

 

 

Cross section drawing of vegetated rip rap below road

Cross section drawing of vegetated riprap below road
  
 

 

Cross section drawing of vegetated riprap for bank protection

Cross section drawing of vegetated riprap for bank protection

 

First growing season vegetated riprap application riverbank restoration project

First growing season vegetated riprap application riverbank restoration project
Trail, British Columbia
     

Link to these vegetated & complex riprap application projects:

Riverbank Restoration Project Site 1, 1A & 2 UPDATED

Stormwater Outfall Rehabilitation (Outfall 56)

Stormwater Outfall Rehabilitation (Outfall 101) UPDATED

Stormwater Outfall Rehabilitation (Outfall 13)

City of Nelson (Cottonwood Creek)

Shoreline Habitat Enhancement (John's Walk Lakeshore Project)

Waterfront Stabilization using Vegetated Riprap Techniques (Drazdoff Property)
 

Vegetated rip rap in natural setting, shoreline of Kootenay Lake, British Columbia

Vegetated riprap in natural setting, shoreline of Kootenay Lake, British Columbia

Vegetated rip rap, North Saskatchewan River

Vegetated riprap, North Saskatchewan River, City of Edmonton, Alberta
 

Vegetated riprap with 5 years of growth on the Columbia River, looking south on Section 1. 
Project for Teck Metals, Trail B.C.

Vegetated riprap with 5 years of growth on the Columbia River, looking north on Section 1. 
Project for Teck Metals, Trail B.C.
 

Vegetated riprap with 3 years of growth on the Columbia River, looking south on Section 1A. 
Project for Teck Metals, Trail B.C.
 

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