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An Ellicott 370HP Dragon® dredge and two 10” Ellicott booster pumps were recently purchased by Dane County, Wisconsin to be used in a multi-million dollar effort to reduce flooding along the 5 Yahara lakes. Dane County is scheduled to begin operating their newly acquired dredge and boosters next year. The Yahara Chain of Lakes Sediment Removal Project is designed to increase water flow and reduce the risk of flooding. The work began earlier this year and is currently...Continue Reading

An Ellicott custom 360SL swinging ladder dredge is being used in multiple small port and marina projects in Oregon. The dredging projects, being conducted by the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay, will improve navigation in the Charleston Marina Complex.Continue Reading

Two Ellicott® brand dredges were used in combination to help open the navigation channel into Grand Traverse Harbor in Michigan, a project that was completed in July 2020. The harbor was clogged with stamp sand, black and dark grey rock waste leftover from the historic processing of ore. During the 19th and 20th centuries, stamp mills on the Keweenaw Peninsula produced 25 million tons of waste, which was legally deposited near Lake Superior. Erosion and currents over the...Continue Reading

An Ellicott® 670 Dragon dredge was recently purchased by Suffolk County for inlet dredging, and was used to clear a spit of beach that had narrowed an inlet near Louise Point. East Hampton Town Trustees said excess material made it difficult for boats to navigate the inlet.Continue Reading

Access to ports is critical to the import and export of goods around the world. When traffic is slowed due to sedimentation and other build-up, Ellicott Dredges is the solution. An Ellicott 670-42 Dragon® Dredge was purchased and is now being used to dredge Palermo Port in the Magdalena Department of Colombia.Continue Reading