Presentations
- "Setting the stage for a natural shoreline healing" (PDF, 6 MB)
This Link is to a PDF Presentation (75 slides) by Hank Sutton that explains the Lake Rip Rap premise, process, methods and results of working with natural geomorphic and biologic shoreline processes using Macoupin Riprap Boats with no excavation, no equipment on the bank and no damage to the upland habitat. Presented at:- 2009 Annual Conference of the Illinois Lake Management Association
- 2010 Illinois Water Conference, Champaign, IL
- 2010 Conference of the Association of Conservation Engineers, Chattanooga, TN
- "Wetland habitat enhancement and shoreline stabilization using rip rap breakwaters on Kinkaid Lake in southern Illinois" (PDF, 12 MB)
This internal Link is to a PDF Presentation (76 slides) by John Severson, Graduate Research Assistant, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois. Presented at the 26th International Symposium of the North American Lake Management Society, Indianapolis, Indiana, 8-10 November 2006. (Used by Permission: Jack Nawrot, Senior Scientist, Cooperative Wildlife Research Lab, SIU-Carbondale) - "The construction and use of Macoupin Mechanical Riprap Boats" (PDF, 5.5 MB)
This Link is to a PDF Presentation (84 slides) by Hank Sutton, presented at the 2011 Annual Conference of the Illinois Lake Management Association. - "Erosion Control for Residential Shorelines" (PDF, 6.5 MB)
This Link is to a PDF Presentation (79 slides) by Hank Sutton, that addresses shoreline erosion control designs that are cost effective, offer safety for non-swimmers, vegetated and interstitial habitat and do not reflect wave energy. Presentation given at the 2010 Annual Conference of the Illinois Lake Management Association. - "Predicting the Rate of Shoreline Retreat and Sediment Loading on Mid-western Reservoirs to Establish Treatment Priorities" (PDF, 9 MB)
This internal Link is a presentation (31 slides) by Hank Sutton, given at the 2007 Annual Conference of the Illinois Lake Management Association that was not posted on the internet. - "Shoreline Failures, How to Avoid Them and the Effects of Frost Heave" (PDF, 28 MB)
This internal Link is a presentation (73 slides) by Hank Sutton, given at the 2008 Annual Conference of the Illinois Lake Management Association that was not posted on the internet.