Waterways

Field Guides are condensed, pictorial-based documents designed for field use and as training guidelines. Click the links below to download/view the Field Guides.
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1 Bridge Scour Field Guide

(115-page pdf) This document provides an overview of scour control under bridges with a focus on rock sizing and rock placement.


6.27 MB

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2 Creek Erosion Part 1

(144-page pdf) Part 1 of this four-part document discusses the types of creeks, the types of creek erosion, the mechanics of creek erosion, the hydraulics of creeks, the causes of creek erosion, and the response of creeks to floods.


7.17 MB

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3 Creek Erosion Part 2

(124-page pdf) Part 2 of this four-part document discusses the planning of creek erosion treatments, fish-friendly bed treatment, common properties of rock, the hydraulics of grade control structures, fish-friendly and non fish-friendly bed stabilisation techniques.


5.73 MB

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4 Creek Erosion Part 3

(149-page pdf) Part 3 of this four-part document discusses the design of soft and hard engineering bank stabilisation techniques, the management of dispersive soils, lateral bank erosion, flow diversion techniques, and creek revegetation.


7.50 MB

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5 Creek Erosion Part 4

(70-page pdf) Part 4 of this four-part document provides a short review of parts 1 to 3, then presents a single page summary of each of the bank stabilisation options presented in Part 3. The field guide ends with a discussion of the staging of instream works, and a glossary of terms.


3.27 MB

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6 Use of Rock in Waterway Engineering V7

(72-page pdf) This document provides a pictorial guide to the sizing and placement of rock within waterways.


2.58 MB

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7 Public Guide to Living with Floods

(78-page pdf) This document provides general advice on living in flood-prone areas, preparing for a flood, and post-flood clean-up.


3.29 MB

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8 Creek Rehabilitation Case Studies

(72-page pdf) This document provides a pictorial review (before and after images) of various creek rehabilitation projects located in and around Brisbane, Queensland.


6.59 MB

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9 Creek Erosion and Channel Design Case Studies

(77-page pdf) This document provides a pictorial review (before and after images) of various creek erosion repair sites, and constructed drainage channels (including Natural Channel Design), located in and around Brisbane, Queensland.


5.35 MB

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10 Erosion & Sediment Control Field Guide for Instream Works

(140-page pdf) This field guide has been prepared specifically to provide guidelines on the management of temporary soil erosion and sediment control measures while conducting instream maintenance or construction activities.


6.58 MB

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