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<br />Posts and Planks Bank Protection <br /> <br />this practice consists of building a post and plank or pole barrier along t~e <br />toe of the channel bank. this practice can be used on most streams wit~ <br />moderate to lo~ flow velocities. It is especially useful in streams which <br />have wide .ection. due to .tream bank meandering. The po.t and plank or pole <br />barrier. can be located to allow eroded area. to .llt in behind the barrier, <br />Po.t. are placed at approximately a lZ foot spacing. three-lnch thick planks <br />are boLted to the channeL .ide of the post.. the bank behind the barrier <br />should be shaped to a .lope no steeper than l,S ho.l.ontal to 1 vertical and <br />then seeded. <br /> <br />this practice i. ,ma:lntained by repairing nr replac:Lng any broken or loose <br />pLank., !roded area. or scour hole. .hould be re.haped and seeded. <br /> <br />52 <br />