The silting up of the Lakes Entrance Bar and inside the Entrance has been
the subject of many studies. The mechanics of understanding why this happens and the
equipment used to address this phenomenon are explained here.
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on [ Why Silting ]
The April Hamer was designed by
the U.S. Corps of Engineers for the Ports and Harbours Division of the
Public Works Department in 1975. The vessel is based on a Mississippi bar
boat design to give shallow draft capabilities with twin propellers and twin
rudders to give it high manoeuvrability. It was built at Carrington
Slipways, Newcastle, N.S.W. in 1976 for a price of $3 million.
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on [ April Hamer ]
Why does April Hamer dredge on an incoming
tide? Doesn't the sand run into the Lakes?
This question is often asked when people see April Hamer
dredging at Lakes Entrance.
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[ Dredging Methods ]
The bar at Lakes Entrance is a natural
phenomenon and similar bar formations can be found at estuary entrances all
over the world. The east coast of Australia has relatively high sand
transport by waves and as a result, some very large bars occur at estuary
entrances.
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[
The Lakes Bar ]
A permanent entrance to the Gippsland Lakes was constructed during the
latter half of the 19th Century, to
facilitate ship access into Gippsland. A sand bar developed around this
entrance on the seaward side , restricting the operation of vessels and
development of the Port at Lakes Entrance.
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Entrance History ]
The following draws from major secondary and some primary sources dealing
with the events leading up to, and the creation of, the artificial Entrance
and the development of settlements at both the New Works site and Lakes
Entrance.
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