REV.

4-15-06: REFORMATTED
SHEET, REVISED NOTES, MISC.
EDITS TO DRAWING.

REV. 4-1-08: REVISED GENERAL

12" OR 18" TALL

FLOW
NOTES, TABLES, MISC. DRAFTING
TOP GABION BASKET EDITS.
OR OF
NAT DIT
URA CH
L G REV. 8-1-12: MINOR EDITS TO
ROU
ND
DRAWING AND GENERAL NOTES.
HEIGHT BASED ON
A AVAILABLE WEIR CAPACITY
FLOW LINE

DITCH

DITCH
PER STD. DWG EC-STR-56
VARIABLE SLOPE VARIABLE SLOPE OF WEIR
TERMINATION (12" MIN.) D
POINT

OF

OF
VARIABLE GABION CHECK DAM WIDTH DEPENDENT FOR FABRIC
B
ON DITCH DESIGN - SEE EC-STR-56

TOP

TOP
FLO
W

EMBEDMENT OF
GABION BASKET
6’, 9’, OR 12’ 6’, 9’, OR 12’ FLOW LINE OF 2: MACHINED RIPRAP
INTO SIDESLOPE OF 1
UPPER GABION BASKET LOWER GABION PROPOSED DITCH (CLASS A-1)
B DITCH, SEE EC-STR-56 B
LENGTH BASKET LENGTH

36"
EDGE EDGE
3" MIN. INSET
OF OF
DEPTH OF GABIONS
WEIR WEIR 36" BASKET 12", 18", OR 36" BELOW FLOW LINE
WIDTH GABION BASKET
HEIGHT DEPENDENT
ON DITCH DESIGN GEOTEXTILE FABRIC (TYPE III)

GEOTEXTILE FABRIC (TYPE III)

SECTION A-A SHALL EXTEND BEYOND TOE OF
GEOTEXTILE FABRIC (TYPE III) MACHINED RIPRAP SLOPE 3’.
SHALL EXTEND BEYOND TOE OF
SHALL BE PLACED UNDER ENTIRE AT WEIR
MACHINED RIPRAP SLOPE 3’.
WIDTH OF CHECK DAM

BASE OF MACHINED RIPRAP

TRAPEZOIDAL (CLASS A-1)
DITCH
SEE SPACING TABLE

A B
FLOW

FLO
W
FLOW LINE
OF WEIR
PLAN VIEW BASE OF
DITCH PT. Y
GABION PT. X
WEIR WIDTH, W S =
CHECK DAM GRO
UND HEIGHT OF GABION BASKET
SLO
PE (12", 18", OR 36")

MUST PROVIDE FREE BOARD TO PASS NATURAL

MAXIMUM ANTICIPATED DITCH DESIGN GROUND Z = THE DISTANCE SUCH THAT POINTS X
DISCHARGE AND Y ARE OF EQUAL ELEVATION
GABION
DITCH

CHECK DAM
EDGE OF WEIR
DESIGN

3" MIN.
VARIABLE

MIN.
12"

FLOW LINE INSET DEPTH

B D
OF WEIR 12" OR 18" UPPER GABION BASKET
OF

HEIGHT DEPENDENT ON DITCH DESIGN

C AND FREEBOARD REQUIREMENTS. SEE
GABION CHECK DAM SPACING AT CENTER OF WEIR
DEPTH

PER

F
BASE OF DITCH EC-STR-56

E VARIABLE
PER DESIGN

12", 18", OR 36" GABION

EMBEDMENT OF
6’, 9’, OR 12’ 3" MIN. INSET BASKET HEIGHT DEPENDENT
GABION BASKET INTO
LOWER GABION DEPTH OF ON DITCH DESIGN. SEE
SIDESLOPE OF DITCH,
BASKET LENGTH GABIONS BELOW EC-STR-56 MAXIMUM GABION CHECK DAM SPACING TABLE (IN FEET)
SEE EC-STR-56
BASE OF DITCH
GEOTEXTILE FABRIC (TYPE III)
GROUND SLOPE,
SHALL BE PLACED UNDER ENTIRE
FILL VOIDS BETWEEN GABION S (FT/FT)
12-INCH BASKETS 18-INCH BASKETS 36-INCH BASKETS
LENGTH OF CHECK DAM
BASKET AND EDGE OF EXCAVATION SECTION B-B
WITH MINERAL AGGREGATE (SIZE 57)
OR INSTALL ADDITIONAL GABION BASKET 0.010 72 122 272

0.015 47 81 181

0.020 35 60 135

GABION CHECK DAM GENERAL NOTES 0.030 22 39 89

0.040 16 29 66
A GABION CHECK DAMS ARE USED FOR VELOCITY REDUCTION POSSIBLE. FOR SITES WHICH DRAIN TO EXCEPTIONAL
AND EROSION PREVENTION IN AREAS WHERE CONCENTRATED TENNESSEE WATERS OR SEDIMENT-IMPAIRED STREAMS, THE 0.050 12 22 52

FLOWS EXIST. GABION CHECK DAMS ARE NOT TO BE USED WEIR SHALL BE SIZED TO CONTAIN THE 5-YEAR, 24-HOUR
0.060 10 18 43
FOR SEDIMENT CONTROL AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A STORM.
SEDIMENT TRAPPING DEVICE. GABION CHECK DAMS SHALL 0.070 N/A 15 37 MINOR REVISION -- FHWA

E DIAPHRAGMS SEPARATE INDIVIDUAL GABION CELLS. APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED.

NOT BE USED IN STREAMS OR OTHER NATURAL WATER
0.080 N/A 13 32
RESOURCES.
F BASKET-TO-BASKET CONNECTIONS SHALL BE AS DIRECTED 0.090 N/A 11 28
NOT TO SCALE
B HEIGHT OF UPPER GABION SHALL BE OF EQUAL OR LESSER
0.100 N/A 10 25
HEIGHT THAN LOWER GABION AND SHALL NOT EXCEED 18". G THE DRAINAGE AREA FOR THE GABION CHECK DAM SHALL BE
35 ACRES OR LESS. 0.110 N/A N/A 22
STATE OF TENNESSEE
C VERTICAL JOINTS OF GABION BASKETS SHALL BE
0.120 N/A N/A 20
STAGGERED. H SEE STANDARD DRAWINGS EC-STR-56, EC-STR-57, EC-STR-58, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
AND EC-STR-59 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS AND GENERAL NOTES 0.130 N/A N/A 19
D SIZE WEIR TO CONTAIN THE 2-YEAR, 24-HOUR STORM. NOT SHOWN ON THIS DRAWING.
0.140 N/A N/A 17
CONTAIN DESIGN DISCHARGE WITHIN WEIR STRUCTURE WHERE
0.150 N/A N/A 16 GABION
0.200 N/A N/A 11

EROSION CONTROL PLAN LEGEND: GABION CHECK DAM CHECK DAM

7-29-04 EC-STR-55