Check-dam in Canisteo, New York

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Check-dam in Canisteo, New York

Check-dams are used to control the channel and lower water elevations along Bennetts Creek in the Canisteo, New York, Flood Risk Management Project.

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Tags: flood, corps of engineers, Canisteo, NEW YORK

Photo by: Joe Reed | VIRIN: 010614-A-ZZ999-002.JPG

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