Fremantle Port Inner Harbour and Channel ... - Fremantle Ports

Table 2: Summary of key proposal characteristicsElementDescriptionGeneralConstruction of a sea wall1000 m longReclamationApprox 27 ha at Rous HeadDredging Inner Harbour, from a depth of RL -13.0 m to a depth of RL -15.0 m LowWater Mark Fremantle (LWMF) Entrance Channel from depths of RL-13.2 to 13.4 m to depths betweenRL -16.0 m (LWMF) and RL -16.8m (LWMF) to provide adequatedepth for turning ships Deep Water Channel to a depth ofRL -16.5 m (LWMF) on straightsections and RL -18.0 m (LWMF) onbends, within an area of approx169haRelocation of dredged materials From the Inner Harbour (approx 0.9Mm3) and the inner section ofEntrance Channel (approx 1.1 Mm3)to Rous Head from the Deep Water Channel(approx 1.1 Mm3) to a proposedspoil ground located at Gage Roads(placement of approx 1.45 Mm3within an area of approx 150ha)Timing Dredging campaign to commence inNovember for 20-26 weeks.KeyM metresM3 cubic metresFigures1. Fremantle Ports project location2. Fremantle Ports project location – Satellite3. Fremantle Ports project location – Inner Harbour dredging and reclamation4. Fremantle Ports project location – Rous Head extension7