Removing an existing pad to lower the fish entranceway at the restoration site.

Army Creek proper is a sixty-acre site, the creek is approximately 3.9 miles long and is a tributary of the Delaware River, there are 225 acres of emergent wetlands adjacent to the creek.

The tide gate at the mouth of Army Creek on the Delaware side of the river. The tide gate drains flood and rain water out of the creek to prevent flooding. The five circular mechanisms on the gate open and close to control water flow.

The tide gate from the riverside of Army Creek. The tide gate is a water control structure, the culvert is about 15 feet in diameter the flood control mechanisms have approximately 30" openings.

A close-up view of the tide gate from the Delaware River side shows the flat valves near low tide. The water is flowing out of Army Creek, the tide gates are open and debris that plugs the openings can be clearly seen. The restoration work will target modification of the flood gates to allow better passage for anadromous species.

The mud and sand flats of the Delaware River at the entrance to the tide gates. The gate would be at the lower left hand corner of the image.

Army Creek Pond a freshwater pond about 1 mile upstream from the tide gate/water control structure. A rip rap dam creates the lake, the Army Creek Landfill is on the right through the trees.

A view of Army Creek, in the foreground, and its marsh. Phragmites australis is seen in the front of the image.

A close-up view of the scrub under-brush common along Army Creek.

Vegetation in the water and around the creek. The restoration will eradicate the invasive Phragmites australis and restore the area with a diverse set of native wetland plants.

An image of Gambacorta Creek, this creek is less than a mile from Army Creek and also drains into the Delaware River. This image shows the Gambacorta tide gate nearing low tide.

The Gambacorta side of the tide gate, Gambacorta Creek is a tidal brackish creek.

The Delaware River at the outlet of Gambacorta Creek. Most of the land side is in New Jersey.

The Army Creek landfill that was capped is in the upper-left hand corner of the image. The white pipe sticking up in the rear is a vent placed in the ground when the landfill was capped. The landfill contained both municipal and industrial wastes.

Taken from the landfill looking upstream at Gambacorta.

Gambacorta Creek, the National Heritage Park, Army Creek is in the background to the right. Gambacorta Creek is on the right and the Delaware River is on the left.

Heritage Path, Delaware River in the background

The path that leads to the tide gate at Army Creek.

The Route 9 Bridge that crosses Army Creek just upstream from the tide gate. The Army Creek wetlands are on both sides of the road. The road runs North/South , Army Creek runs East West.

Army Creek upstream to the left, downstream to the right

Gambacorta Creek, the Gambacorta landfill cap is about mid-photo where the land slopes in the background between the white house and the large structure to the right of the image.

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An aerial view of the Exxon facility.

Oily mud at the site

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Muddy site and the retaining fence

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The auger that was used to plant the marsh grass plugs.

Planting marsh grass

planted plugs

planting marsh grass

planting marsh grass

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Oily mud near marsh grass plugs

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marsh grass plugs filling in the area

marsh grass plugs filling in the area

marsh grass plugs filling in the restoration site

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plants from a commercial nursery

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