by Larry Chowning –
Mill Creek in Wake, along with four other Middlesex County creeks, will be part of a bathymetric and “hand auger sediment sample” survey program conducted in February in 15 Middle Peninsula creeks by Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS).
The survey will be used to determine the amount and type (mud vs. sand) of materials impeding maritime travel in the creeks’ navigational channels.
It will not fund design cost of redesigning the boat ramp at Mill Creek or dredging of the other creeks but Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) and Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission (MPPDC) officials consider it a precursor to finding funds to solve the county’s dredging problems.
MCBS, along with the county’s administration, established priorities for five creeks to be part of the survey. The creeks were originally Broad Creek in Deltaville, Robinson Creek just outside of Urbanna, Whiting Creek in Locust Hill, Bush Park Creek in Wake, and LaGrange Creek near Remlik.…
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