Check out the bingo sign!

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Check out the bingo sign!
CAZENOVIA CR. _at_ STEPHENSON ST. BRIDGE
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REPLACEMENT OF ONE BANK OF A CONCRETE-LINED
CHANNEL CAZENOVIA CREEK _at_ STEPHENSON STREET
BRIDGE SPONSOR CITY OF BUFFALO,
NYCONSTRUCTED OCTOBER 2005 - MARCH 2006
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CAZENOVIA CREEK _at_ STEPHENSON STREET BRIDGE

• Urban Urban Urban!! Steep bank slopes-fenced off
  for public safely, concrete lined channel
• Roads on top of both banks within feet of sloped
  bank of stream
• Dense urban single-family dwellings
• Floods fairly often due to flow, ice jams,
  backwater effects from the Buffalo River
• City of Buffalo, NY project
• Pool-riffle-pool stream, less than 1 slope

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PRE-PROJECT PHOTOSby Lallman RambaliNYSDOT
REGION 9WINTER 2003
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Ice on US side of Stephenson Street bridge.

• Pix by Lallman Rambali 2003

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From Stephenson St. bridge, looking US

• Pix by Lallman Rambali 2003

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PRE-PROJECT PHOTOSby Dave Derrick FEBRUARY
24, 2005
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Looking across stream, left bank in background.

• Pix by Derrick 2/24/2005

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CONSTRUCTION PHOTOSby Jeff Fisk, Project
Engineer, OCTOBER 2005
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Looking across _at_ left bank, US end of project.

• Pix by Jeff Fisk - Oct. 2005

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Positioning driving sheetpile. Note worker

• Pix by Jeff Fisk - Oct. 2005

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CONSTRUCTION PHOTOSby Dave Derrick NOVEMBER
4, 2005
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Looking DS. Old sheetpile removed, new
installed.

• Pix by Derrick 11/4/2005

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Looking DS. Driving sheetpile toe. Project is
1,000 ft long.

• Pix by Derrick 11/4/2005

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CONSTRUCTION COMPLETEPhotos by Derrick MAY
18, 2006
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Looking DS. Toe-sheetpile. Mid-bank-cut stone
with willows.

• Pix by Derrick - 5/18/2006

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Looking DS. Trees-fence-shrubs-riprap-stone-sheet
pile.

• Pix by Derrick - 5/18/2006

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Looking DS. Opposite bank typical concrete.

• Pix by Derrick - 5/18/2006

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Looking DS. Close-up of soil-choked riprap
mid-bank upper bank shrubs. Note engineered
soil-clay-gravel-organic mix for stability
plant growth of shrubs.

• Pix by Derrick - 5/18/2006

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Robust upper bank rooted stock shrubs .

• Pix by Derrick - 5/18/2006

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Gravel-clay-soil-organic mix planting medium.

• Pix by Derrick - 5/18/2006

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Looking DS. Shrubs and top-bank trees.

• Pix by Derrick - 5/18/2006

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5 MONTHS AFTER PROJECT COMPLETIONPhotos by
Derrick AUGUST 23, 2006
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Mid Upper bank vegetation growing well
Trees
No protection, 2 rows of shrubs
Riprap with grasses
Square cut stone with willow dogwood whips
Sheetpile

• Pix by Derrick - 8/23/2006

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22 MONTHS AFTER PROJECT COMPLETIONFEB 3-4,
2008
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Looking DS _at_ left bank. Water level has dropped,
ice has collapsed

• Pix by George Cotroneo - 2/3/2008

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WHAT A BIG DIFFERENCE ONE DAY MAKES Feb 5,
2008 (3/4 inch of rain warm temps10 ft high
stage ice out) ALSO WHICH BANK DO YOU
LIKE, LEFT OR RIGHT??
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LEFT BANK Warm temps rain high water quick
ICE OUT. All veg still looking very very good.

• Pix by Joe Kassler - 2/5/2008

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3 YEARS 1 MONTH AFTER PROJECT
COMPLETIONPhotos by Derrick JUNE 12, 2009
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Looking DS _at_ left bank. Veg looking good!!
3YRS 1 MONTH AFTER-CAZENOVIA CR. _at_ STEVENSON
ST-DERRICK 6-12-09
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Looking DS _at_ left bank. All veg is robust!!
3YRS 1 MONTH AFTER-CAZENOVIA CR. _at_ STEVENSON
ST-DERRICK 6-12-09
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Looking DS _at_ left bank. Nice species diversity
of plants.
3YRS 1 MONTH AFTER-CAZENOVIA CR. _at_ STEVENSON
ST-DERRICK 6-12-09
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Looking DS _at_ left bank. Even toe veg is coming
on.
3YRS 1 MONTH AFTER-CAZENOVIA CR. _at_ STEVENSON
ST-DERRICK 6-12-09
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Vines some veg growing amongst large toe stone
3YRS 1 MONTH AFTER-CAZENOVIA CR. _at_ STEVENSON
ST-DERRICK 6-12-09
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Close up of robust mid upper bank veg.
3YRS 1 MONTH AFTER-CAZENOVIA CR. _at_ STEVENSON
ST-DERRICK 6-12-09
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Top bank tall trees to left upper bank veg on
right.
3YRS 1 MONTH AFTER-CAZENOVIA CR. _at_ STEVENSON
ST-DERRICK 6-12-09
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4.66 YEARSAFTER PROJECT COMPLETIONPhotos by
Derrick JUNE 16, 2010
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4.66 years after completion. From bridge looking
DS _at_ the entire project. All planted material
showing robust growth
4.66 YRS LATER-CAZENOVIA CR. _at_ STEVENSON
ST-DERRICK 6-16-2010
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4.66 years after completion. From the bridge
looking DS. Except for narrow band of stone at
toe, dense veg has covered the entire bank.
4.66 YRS LATER-CAZENOVIA CR. _at_ STEVENSON
ST-DERRICK 6-16-2010
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4.66 years after completion. From the bridge
looking DS. Good diversity of plant species with
some volunteer plants (Cottonwood, Black Locust,
herbacious, some invasive Japanese Knotweed).
4.66 YRS LATER-CAZENOVIA CR. _at_ STEVENSON
ST-DERRICK 6-16-2010
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4.66 years after completion. From bank looking
DS.
4.66 YRS LATER-CAZENOVIA CR. _at_ STEVENSON
ST-DERRICK 6-16-2010
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4.66 years after completion. From the bank
looking DS. Willow is growing well in the riprap
section.
4.66 YRS LATER-CAZENOVIA CR. _at_ STEVENSON
ST-DERRICK 6-16-2010
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4.66 years after completion. Looking at top bank
overbank
4.66 YRS LATER-CAZENOVIA CR. _at_ STEVENSON
ST-DERRICK 6-16-2010
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4.66 years after completion. Looking at top bank.
4.66 YRS LATER-CAZENOVIA CR. _at_ STEVENSON
ST-DERRICK 6-16-2010
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5 YEARSAFTER PROJECT COMPLETIONPhotos by
Chuck Godfrey Feb. 18, 2011
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5 YEARS AFTER PROJECT COMPLETION. Its
back-looking DS _at_ ice pounding project, all
plants safe for now!!
5 YRS LATER-CAZ CR. _at_ STEVENSON ST-CHUCK
GODFREY 2-28-2011
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Brothers separated at birth!!