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<br />FLOOD FIGHTING METHODS 2003 <br /> <br />6.3A <br />Page 48 <br /> <br />Wooden Panel Wavewash Protection <br /> <br />Although visquine is the preferred method of wavewash <br />protection, wooden panels can be used (see Figure 14). <br />When the water current is very fast or swift, wooden <br />panels will hold up better than plastic sheeting. Drive <br />wooden stakes (1" x 3" x 2') into the levee shoulder in the <br />same manner as visquine (4 ft apart with a stagger of 1 ft <br />between rows). <br /> <br />Baling wire is tied to the wooden panels through the 1/4 <br />inch gap between the 1 "x 12" boards. Sandbags are wired <br />to the bottom half of the panels to weigh them down. Push <br />the panels into the water with pike poles. The baling wire is <br />then tied to the stakes as low as possible. Adjust the <br />length of the baling wire to secure the panels 'in the proper <br />position. If more panels are added, the overlap area must <br />be 1 foot and facing downstream. One or more panels can <br />be wired together if more than 3 feet of slope protection is <br />needed. <br /> <br />- - <br />-._- -- <br />----- ...._"-- -. - ....._-.--- --.-- - - <br /> <br /> <br />1 "x3"x2' stakes <br />"' <br />Baling wire", <br /> <br />Water side <br /> <br />-..---- . <br />--- <br />'__'M' <br />_ ..----.- <br /> <br />;;.1,[ 'i)\/:'"(/:;'//./,[ 'i)\':/;/\/-'/d,\ ~\\:/(j)//.I,[ 'i)\~/(:;'~I,\ 'i)\~/(,:;'//d,\ 'i)\::::((.)/~I <br />NOTE: Panels may be placed in a vertical position, depending on existing conditions. <br /> <br />Figure 14 <br /> <br />19 <br />