And then there is the surface current….on a typical ebb tide (outgoing), the current speed can get up to 3 kts., with higher speeds when there is a new and or full moon. Pretty much any wind over 20 knots will make conditions boarder line for dredging. Unfortunately, when we get wind out of the Northeast, or a Nor’easter, it’s usually quite nasty in this area as the wind will come right over the land and out of the Stage Harbor channel. While uncommon for the winter months, any wind out of the South, Southwest or Southeast brings with it seas, and there is very little protection when the winds are coming from the West, Northwest, or North. The Stage Harbor channel is a very challenging area for dredge operations, especially during this time of the year. Project layout showing the location of the Sand Shifter, Booster Station and Discharge Pipe location The forecasted cold temperatures will certainly not be much help either as saltwater temperatures are nearing 35 degrees. Moving the pipe into position from the Stage Harbor channel to the Booster Station onto the discharge area on Cockles Beach.Īnd then of course there was last weekends weather that required the dredge crew to secure all of the equipment on Friday ceasing operations until Monday.Finish assembling the 10 three hundred foot sections of new pipe that had to be purchased (due to the approximately 12,000 feet of pipe required for this project).Moving the Booster Station from the parking lot in Hardings Beach east about 2,000 feet down the beach.What’s left until we can actually start dredging? Published on: FebruSand Shifter – Stage Harbor, ChathamĪnother week of putting the many pieces of the Stage Harbor ‘jig saw’ puzzle together continues!
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