Hopedale Ditch Restoration 1999
Town of Hopedale, Job #651 Greene Street
(Photographs by Tim Deschamps)
Photo Dates:
- Pre-restoration photos taken March 13, 1998.
- Post-restoration photos taken April 27, 1999.
Top Row Photos:
- Photograph 1 (pre): This is where the topography of the area begins to flatten, and the overflow of the stream channel is evident.
- Photograph 2 (post): Here is the same area, with the channel cleaned and defined back to the historic dimensions. Note the meander, following the original stream course.
- Photograph 3 (pre): This area is about 100 feet downstream form the photos above, and shows the extent of the flooded area. This area is certain to become a mosquito nuisance if allowed to remain as it is.
Bottom Row Photos:
- Photograph 4 (post): This shows the same area with a defined ditch, and the spoil removed and spread thinly on the side. Where once the ditch was fragmented, it is now defined.
- Photograph 5 (pre): This is the posterior of the swamp, and the extent of the damage from the lack of stream definition is evident.
- Photograph 6 (post): A nice, defined stream channel winding through the maples. All water in now contained and shunted to the lower culvert system.