Waterway Dredging: What It Is and Why It’s Done
As sediment, like sand, mud and silt, accumulates at the bottom of waterways, it reduces their depth. By dredging waterways and removing that accumulated debris, you create space to allow the passage of ships, reduce the risk of erosion and remove contamination affecting wildlife and aquatic plants.
At GeoForm International Inc., we have the waterway dredging equipment you need to efficiently remove sediment from a variety of areas.
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Complete Waterway Maintenance With Our Dredging Equipment
Streamline waterway depth maintenance with our sediment removal systems, designed for various bodies of water, like:
Rivers
Sediment can accumulate in rivers, streams and other slow-moving waterways because of numerous factors — agriculture and construction upstream can introduce mud, sand and other sediment to the waterway that eventually accumulates. Large amounts of sediment can eventually build up islands that restrict the waterway’s use.
Rivers and streams need to be dredged to increase the amount of water these bodies can hold. By removing sediments, you reduce the risk of flooding while also allowing boats to navigate the waterway more safely. You also remove potential contaminants, allowing plant and animal life to flourish.
Dredging also ensures that rivers and streams can feed into other bodies of water, such as lakes. GeoForm International’s dredge equipment offers portability in a lightweight design to minimize the environmental impact on riverbeds.
Canals and Channels
Canals, especially those in commercial districts or populated residential areas, may accumulate litter at the bottom over time. Construction and landscaping activities near the canal can cause mud and other debris to fall into the waterway. Sediment can then build up around canal components like bridges or locks, impacting their functionality. Conduct canal or channel dredging to keep these waterways open for commuters and visitors.
Waterway maintenance creates a cleaner canal for everyone to enjoy, including local wildlife. With dredge equipment from GeoForm International, you can deepen and widen canals or channels, improving waterflow to reduce the risk of flooding and help the flow of traffic. You also lessen the risk of stagnation, which impacts water quality.
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Why the Dino6 Is the Ultimate Waterway Dredge
Waterways are busy places that typically see heavy traffic under tight schedules. For this reason, both the method of water dredging and the equipment chosen to perform the task must be a good fit for the job. Unlike restorative dredging that usually doesn’t need to be accomplished within a specific time frame, preventative dredging typically has to occur while adhering to strict time constraints and causing the least amount of disruption to channel traffic.
For these reasons, the Dino6 Sediment Removal System is an exceptional choice for waterway dredging. In contrast to cumbersome mechanical dredges, the powerful yet compact hydraulic system of the Dino6 safely removes sediment from waterways without causing damage to shorelines or obstructing traffic.
The Dino6 is a lightweight, compact, and portable waterway sediment removal system that’s easy to transport and simple to use — mobilizing, launching and removing the machine is a breeze.
Even when compared to dredges twice its size, the Dino6 still comes out on top. Plus, thanks to its revolutionary design, this incredibly durable dredge comes loaded with the following features:
- Portability: Able to operate in a mere 14 inches of water and weighing in at only 3800 pounds, the Dino6 was created for maximum portability. Also, at 22 feet long and six feet wide, the footprint of the Dino6 is minimal while its performance remains best in class.
- Accessibility: Larger dredges require two or more trucks to haul and assemble them, but you can haul the Dino6 with one tow vehicle pulling one trailer. This allows you to reach any waterway with the least amount of hassle and greatest agility. Once on site, launching and recovering the Dino6 requires minimal effort.
- Capabilities: Don’t let its compact design fool you — the Dino6 is a powerhouse. It features a 1500 gpm heavy-duty pump that can pass three-inch pieces of debris. Its suction boom is equipped with a durable high-torque, direct-drive cutter head. And its fuel efficiency — at just three gallons per hour of fuel when pumping — lets you work longer for less. The Dino6 is equipped with a 6″ submersible pump that can pass large solids more efficiently than similarly sized cast pumps.
Choose the Dino8 Dredge for Larger Jobs
If you’re conducting waterway maintenance on a larger body of water, consider the Dino8. This equipment offers a capacity of 3,000 gallons per minute, making it ideal for midsized sediment removal projects. You’ll still get the compact equipment size, reliability and performance we’re known for, all in equipment that can pump farther distances.
GeoForm International Inc. — The Waterway Dredging Equipment Experts
For more than two decades, GeoForm International Inc. has been at the forefront of designing and manufacturing high-performance pumps and dredges. That’s why we can honestly say that our Dino6 and Dino8 represent our team’s combined engineering excellence and provide you with the “best horizontal cutter head dredge in its class.”
For superior customer service and waterway equipment recommendations, contact us today. We’re always happy to answer your questions and share our waterway dredging expertise. To learn more about dredging, click here!