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An important tool in current multi-purpose erosion control, stream restoration, and habitat improvement projects is the Bendway Weir. A series of upstream-angled low-elevation stone sills (Bendway Weirs) are designed to control and redirect currents and velocities throughout a bend (and the immediate downstream crossing) of a river or stream."This is the best thing to happen on the river in a hundred years!" - Mississippi River Boat Captain
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 Redirectional Bank Stabilization Methods
 Bendway Weirs - An important tool in current multi-purpose erosion control, stream restoration, and habitat improvement projects is the Bendway Weir.
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Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory - Engineer Research and Development Center
Waterways Experiment Station - Vicksburg, Mississippi
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