Figure 3. The suction dredge in Wells Harbor. The rotating cutter head is lifted out of water. Metal arms extend to either side of the dredge and have anchors that are used to position and move the cutter head on the bottom. Water and sediment are pumped through a floating pipeline to shore and then across the dunes to the beach.

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Last updated on October 6, 2005

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