Cove Dredging, Docks & Bulkheads in
Frankston

Frankston sits at the southern end of Lake Palestine, where UNRMWA permitting applies to anything in the shoreline jurisdiction. We coordinate the Upper Neches River Municipal Water Authority shoreline-alteration packet on every Frankston dredge.

South Lake Palestine coves silt in faster than the main body — the Anderson and Cherokee county sides see fine sediment buildup from the upper Neches drainage, and many lots run a 10–15 year dredge cycle. We often pair the dredge with a bulkhead so the stabilized bank doesn't wash fresh sediment right back into the cleared cove.

Cove dredging typically runs about $17.5k–$40k depending on volume, sediment type, and how the spoils are handled. We sonar-map first so the work targets the plume rather than moving clean water.

At the southern end of Lake Palestine, anything in the shoreline jurisdiction clears the Upper Neches River Municipal Water Authority shoreline-alteration packet before work starts, and we file that up front. On a dredge we coordinate the packet alongside the sonar map so review and planning move together rather than stacking up.

Lake Palestine sees real drawdown in drought years, so on the south end we size piling and deck height for the lake's full range, not today's pool. On the silt-prone south coves the drawdown often pushes owners toward articulating components over a purely fixed frame — we match the dock type to your lot's exposure.

A standard fixed dock typically runs about $22,000 to $52,000 depending on size, decking, and whether you add a lift. Because the south coves silt in, we often size pilings to reach usable depth even after buildup and recommend pairing the dock with a dredge when the slip has already shoaled.

The south Lake Palestine coves take fine sediment from the upper Neches drainage, so a freshly dredged cove will refill if the bank keeps washing in silt. We pair the dredge with a bulkhead so the stabilized bank holds the line and the dredge cycle stretches out instead of repeating every few years.

Many south Lake Palestine lots run a roughly 10 to 15 year dredge cycle because these coves silt in faster than the main body from the Anderson and Cherokee county drainage. Pairing the dredge with a bulkhead lengthens that interval by keeping the stabilized bank from feeding fresh sediment back in.

Yes. A bulkhead or seawall typically runs about $12,000 to $36,000 depending on shoreline length, material, and the tie-back system, and on the south end we set it to handle the lake's drawdown range. We clear the alignment through UNRMWA as part of the same packet that covers the dredge or dock.

Yes, but on the south end the lift has to work across Lake Palestine's full range, not just today's pool, which is part of why the silt-prone coves here lean toward articulating systems. We size the lift to your boat and your lot's drawdown exposure, and install it on the same mobilization as the dock.

Cove dredging typically runs about $17,500 to $40,000 depending on volume, sediment type, and how the spoils are handled. We sonar-map first so the cut targets the sediment plume from the upper Neches drainage rather than moving clean water.

At the southern end of Lake Palestine we build fixed and articulating docks, lifts, seawalls and bulkheads, and we handle the cove dredging these silt-prone south coves need on their 10 to 15 year cycle. Every shoreline scope clears the UNRMWA packet, and we pair dredges with bulkheads to stretch the dredge interval.