Sediment management
Watch this short video to understand sedimentation in the kanamaluka / Tamar estuary, produced by the TEER Program.
Fact sheets
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Why is there sediment in the estuary?
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Mudflats and the health of the estuary
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The role of mudflats in the estuary
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Is there more sediment in the estuary now?
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Can the sediment be used for something?
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Management option - no intervention
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Management option - accelerated restoration
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Management option - increasing tidal prism and wetland restoration
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Management option - dredging
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Management option - construction of a Tailrace canal
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Management option - increased flows down the South Esk
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Management option - barrages and weirs
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Management option - sediment raking
