Beneficial Uses of Dredged Sediment

US Army Corps of Engineers

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Success story vignettes describe a variety of projects focused on the beneficial use of dredged sediment. The projects include unique one-offs, projects occurring over multiple years, as well as long-term projects. The stories describe in more detail why the project exists, who is involved, the benefits, and monitoring. Each story includes a project description and access to resources such as images, reports and journal articles, workshops, presentations, and videos. The central idea is to provide a wide variety of successfully completed beneficial use projects, while the take home point is to realize the potential value of dredged sediments.

Also available is a top-level case study summary of other beneficial use projects found on the Case Studies page.

* Beneficial Use Categories defined
Jetty Island
Five people seen from the back standing in a clearing in front of a line of rocks looking our over marshy wetlands with binoculars on a sunny day with blue sky and puffy clouds.
Hamilton Wetland Restoration Project
Overview of Pool 8 Phase II.
Pool 8 Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project
Pigs Eye Lake
Pigs Eye Lake Restoration Project
Montezuma
Montezuma Wetlands Restoration
Prime Hook
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge Restoration
Fox River
Lower Fox River PCB Sediment Remediation Project
Conway Lake
Conway Lake Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project
Calwell Slipway
Calwell Slipway Remediation Project
6 panel map figure of Bolivar Penninsula, Drake Wilson Island, Buttermilk Sound, Nott Island, Pointe Mouillee, and Miller Sands
A Brief Summary of a Multi-Decadal Assessment of Dredged Sediment Beneficial Use Projects
Duluth Harbor dredge
Duluth Harbor
Fort Myers Beach nearshore berm placement
Nearshore Berm Placement for Beach Nourishment at Fort Myers Beach
Photo of Swan Island in 2019 taken two months post-construction and planting from NOAA.
Swan Island Restoration
Behind the dredge California, the river island at Horseshoe Bend on the lower Atchafalaya River, Louisiana is being self-designed by dredged sediment strategically placed upriver (lower right), allowing the river’s energy to disperse the sediment. The dispersed sediment contributes to the island’s growth, thus creating environmental and other benefits. (Photography by Wings of Anglers, courtesy of Great Lakes Dredge and Dock)
Horseshoe Bend Island
An aerial shot of the completed Crab Bank island. (Photo courtesy of Adam Boozer)
Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary Restoration

Image source: USACE. Adam Boozer.
Dredging project manager monitoring dredged sediment placement in April 2019
Jekyll Creek Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Pilot Project
Geo Pool
Black River Dredged Material Beneficial Reuse Facility, Lorain, Ohio: Dewatering of hydraulically dredged sediments
Mobile Bay, AL
Placement of dredged sediment into Brookley Hole an estuarine dredged borrow pit in Mobile Bay
Mouth of Columbia River
Nearshore Dredge Material Placement Sites to Supply Littoral Cell near Mouth of Columbia River