Wetland Amendment Study

Photos taken 5/9/03 5/12 and 5/13 of a simulated rainfall event.
Pumping began at 9:00 on 5/13 and finished at 1:00.
Water will be pumped from Beasley lake.
Pump on loan from Charles Ed at Mississippi State.
Pump from Charels Ed at Mississippi State
 
White mixing tank and portable water tank.
Rebich's monitoring station visible on the left
Overview of wetland. Steel pipe is visible on the right with new catwalks extending into the wetland
After an elbow water is directed into the wetland via the steel culvert.
Steel pipe extends a few inches into the culvert. The culvert will take the edge off the high flow rates to minimze scouring the the entrance of the wetland.
Water levels have fallen to expose the 4" field tile.
The 4" tile outlet of the last cell still is underwater
Wetland on 5/9/03, before flooding
On 5/12 the firt two cells were pumped full of lake water. (Photo: Martin Locke)
White polyethylene mixing tank. Submerged pump to keep sediment in suspension.
Wade Steinriede installing a doplar flow meter to monior water volume and veloctiy through each cell.
(Photo: Martin Locke)
   
The crew from Oxford sampling in the final cell.
Entry to wetland at peak flow.
   
Exit from the last cell at peak flow
My new friend.
   
 
Matt Moore: "Can you hear me know?"
  
   
Wetland Amendment Study