Soft Shoreline Stabilization Options

Shorelines of the
Hudson River Estuary

Representative Hudson River Shorelines

Congress St. Bridge, Watervliet.

Watervliet. West side of river,
natural eroding bank just south of bridge.

Representative Hudson River Shorelines

Congress St. Bridge, Watervliet.

Watervliet. Steep riprap slope.

Representative Hudson River Shorelines

Corning Preserve, Albany to Watervliet.

Watervliet. FiveFive-mile waterfront park.
Eroding hardened shoreline, timber wall with concrete cap.
Areas near Patroon Island and Breaker Island

Representative Hudson River Shorelines

Across from Patroon Island on east side of river.

Timber wall with concrete cap shoreline.

Representative Hudson River Shorelines

Henry Hudson Town Park, Bethlehem. RiverRiver-front park with

degrading timber crib and concrete cap.

Representative Hudson River Shorelines

Campbell Island, Castleton on the Hudson. East side of river

with degrading timber crib with concrete cap.

Representative Hudson River Shorelines

Poughkeepsie, south of Kaal Rock Park. Eroding

concrete and riprap shoreline.

Representative Hudson River Shorelines

South of Kaal Rock, Poughkeepsie, Eroding shoreline.

Representative Hudson River Shorelines

Newburgh, abandoned Industrial shoreline

Representative Hudson River Shorelines

Bowline Point Park, failing concrete and erosion

Representative Hudson River Shorelines

Bowline Point Park, eroding bank

Representative Hudson River Shorelines

Nyack Beach State Park, eroding masonry wall

Hudson River Example Sites

Bowline Point Park

Newburgh

Poughkeepsie, Kaal Rock Park

Henry Hudson Park

Campbell Island

Hudson River Example Sites

Qualitative Evaluation of Example Sites

Surveys of each site:
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Photographic documentation
Bathymetry with Global Positioning System (GPS)
coordinates
Location of water line with GPS coordinates
Location of top of bank with GPS coordinates
High tide water elevation
Shoreline geometry
Shoreline substrate

Poughkeepsie Surveying Shoreline Features

Henry Hudson Park Deteriorated

Wall Inspection

Newburgh Bathymetry Measurements

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