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This project emplaced 2,974 linear feet of breakwater riprap along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW).
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Mad Island Wildlife Management Area Shoreline Protection II
Mad Island Shoreline Protection Project
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This project provided an offshore rock breakwater parallel to the existing shoreline for a distance of approximately 2.5 miles.
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Keith Lake Fish Pass Baffle
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This project modified the Keith Lake Fish Pass through the construction of a rock baffle in the middle of the fish pass to assist in providing conservation of the vast marsh south of the GIWW adjacent to state highway 87 in Jefferson County.
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Keith Lake Cut-Shoreline Protection
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This project completed an alternatives analysis to build a water control structure for shoreline protection and marsh restoration.
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Keith Lake Cut-Shoreline Protection
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This project conducted a feasibility study to determine the best erosion control solution for Keith Lake Fish Pass where erosion has widened and deepened the pass at Keith Lake Cut, allowing salt water to penetrate the marshes of Sea Rim State Park.
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Jumbile Cove-Marsh Restoration
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The project included the creation of a geotextile tube wave barrier to protect 35 acres of intertidal marsh and 18 acres of tidal flat. Raising bay bottom elevations to levels necessary for intertidal marsh vegetation restored fifteen acres of marsh.
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Indian Point-Shoreline Protection
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This project completed an alternatives analysis and design phase to conduct wetland restoration at Indian Point.
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Halls Lake-Marsh Restoration
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This project protected a narrow strip of land that prevents barge wakes and West Galveston Bay waves from destroying the Halls Lake ecosystem. Approximately 2,648 feet of articulated concrete mat was constructed along the shoreline of the GIWW.
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Green's Lake Shore Protection and Marsh Restoration Phase 1
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This project was the alternatives analysis phase of a shoreline protection project for the design and permitting of 9,200 linear feet of shoreline protection along the Gulf Intra-Coastal Waterway near West Galveston Bay.
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Goose Island State Park-Shoreline Protection/Marsh Restoration
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A follow-on to work conducted under Cycle 2, this project involved the construction of offshore rock breakwaters and the creation of habitat in the protected area between the breakwaters and Goose Island.