Our Thanks to Dr. Lynton Land
and U. S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Baltimore Office Project Manager
Heather Bachtelder
for this information
Began Dredging (month & year) |
Completed Dredging (month & year) |
Dredge Company |
Cost |
Dredged Quantity Cubic Yards |
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October 1937 |
December 1937 |
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156,362 |
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May 1947
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June 1947 |
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30,996 |
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February 1957 |
February 1957 |
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15,600 |
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May 1962 |
May 1962 |
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24,365 |
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October 1966 |
October 1966 |
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16,500 |
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July 1969 |
July 1969 |
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10,700 |
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November 1977 |
June 1978 |
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27,473 |
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February 1985 |
April 1985 |
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8,097 |
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July 1990 |
November 1990 |
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17,879 |
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September 1994 |
May 1995 |
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13,588 |
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April 2001 |
May 2001 |
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15,931Spoils put on Kohl's Island Neck. Grasses planted |
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February 2010 |
March 2010 |
Cottrell Contracting |
$363,073 |
20,897Note: Dredge spoils put below MHW in Potomac! |
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| January 2014 | March 2014 | Edwin A. and John O. Crandell., West River, Md. Subcontracted to Island Breeze Marine, Inc. of Washington, DC The project provides for a channel 8 feet deep and 150 feet wide from the Potomac River to deep water in the Little Wicomico River; two stone jetties, 1,000 feet and 1,300 feet long at the entrance; and 1,007 linear feet of timber bulkhead to stabilize the dredged inner channel. The project length is 4,800 feet. STATUS: Dredging of the channel was completed in March 2014. The controlling depth is 7.3 feet |
$373,404
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Note: Dredge spoils put below MHW in Potomac! |  |
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Smith Point Soundings 1933
Then the Hurricaine of August 28 1933..
The 8th hurricane of the 1933 season hit the Northern Neck destroying 18 of 30 existing steamboat wharves.
Most steamboat lines ended regular service vs. rebuilding. The steamboat era was over.
AUTHORIZATION: The Little Wicomico River project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935.
The 1937 Dredging appears to be the formalization of the permanent river exit and Rock Jetties
Smith Point Soundings 2000