Tuttle Creek Lake Water Injection Dredging Project

under construction

A pioneering project to remove silt buildup from Tuttle Creek Lake using water injection dredging, which shifts silt out of the lake into the Big Blue River. The project involves pumping clear water from a barge to the lake bottom to induce a density current that moves sediment towards the dam for discharge downstream. The project includes demonstration dredging sessions and monitoring of downstream effects.