Underwater Boulders

When under the water a boulder that has the size of one cubic foot will have the weight of around one hundred and seven pounds. It can in many cases be lifted up with a pry bar but the depth of it can cause a lot of difficulties. In most cases stones that are this size and bigger can be taken out by dredging on one side until a hole or depression has been made. After this you can just push or slide the boulder over to where the hole is, and it will roll on its own. This method can be done over and over on every pass and eventually the boulder will be at bedrock, which is where it was going to begin with.

The ones that are a bigger hassle are the large sized boulders. In order for a boulder to weight a ton it only has to be a cube with the sides of twenty-seven inches in length. When boulders get to be very big in size they can weigh many tons and are in many cases go above the capacity of what bigger motorized winches are able to move. These huge boulders can be quite annoying and can also be quite dangerous. If you are not very careful dredging underneath one can cause a serious accident. Opportunely streams have a tendency of placing a huge boulder in a position where it is not likely to roll down the stream and this is what makes it settle down throughout the process of saltation. However this is not always something that occurs and if you are not sure or have doubts as far as the shape of a boulder is concerned under a stream make sure that you clean it out with extreme care and try to allow enough gravel on the sides so that it does not roll.