A 22-inch diameter natural gas pipeline that crosses the northwest branch of the Anacostia River in Silver Spring, MD, had become exposed due to bank erosion and lateral migration of the channel. Previously placed rock failed to remediate the erosion issue.
An 8-inch natural gas pipeline crosses Caddo Creek in Carter County, Oklahoma. The bed and banks of the creek are composed of clay and sand and the banks are well vegetated. Heavy rain caused lateral migration and head cutting that eroded the right descending bank.