IAA Category: Geosynthetic Projects

Des Moines Riverbank Stabilization

Propex - Award of Excellence, Best in Category

The Sioux City Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) wanted to stabilize the Des Moines Riverbank to prevent further erosion and flood impacts. The design goal was to restore the channel back to its 2006 alignment. The NRCS provided design criteria that protection would be needed for whichever was greater between ½ of the height of …