BAY CITY, Wis. – The Army Corps awarded an $8.7 million contract to Newt Marine Service, of Dubuque, Iowa, for a navigation and ecosystem near Bay City. The project aims to address habitat losses due to sediment build-up, wind-driven wave erosion, changes in navigation channel depth, and loss od aquatic vegetation. The Corps said a new peninsula will redirect sediment to provide a deep-water habitat for fish. Willows, floodplain trees and grasses will increase habitat diversity and quality. The project is expected to run from Spring 2024 to Fall 2026.
Guiding Isabelle Creek. Darker blue is mew habitat dredging. Greens are for long-term sediment settling. The navigation channel swings down from upper left and across the bottom.