LFCC - Gallery - Swallowfield Backwater 2 2021
The site before commencemnt of works. The main River Loddon is just to the left of the picture.
Lower section of the river bank that slopes down to the river to the left of the picture. The new backwater mouth will be in the center of this picture
Accumulated silt which will be removed at the mouth of the backwater. This is before coomencemnt of works and at normal river levels.
Preparing the ground with 14t excavator.
Preparing the ground.
Working backwards from the mouth of the new backwater in sections. Each section was dug out and finished whilst the temporary "Dam" held the water back. The river water was let in gently to each section by removing the dam. This was done to prevent a large influx of water at the final stage.
Three 9t dumpers were used over two days to tensport the spoil to a different onsite location
Loading more spoil.
A completed and flooded section, ready for the next to be dug.
Finishing off.
View looking up from the backwater mouth.
Complete. Just need mother nature to do the rest.
Excavated spoil. This was used on a different part of the site out of the flood plain as part of the construction of the Farley Hill Horse Trails event course. This was made into a mound and left to dry and settle for twelve months and finally used in the Horse Trials in June 2022.