Land reclamation by hydraulic filling

Land reclamation is generally defined as the process of creating new land by raising the elevation of a seabed, riverbed or other low-lying land ( filling ) or by pumping out the water from a watery area that is enclosed by dikes ( polder construction ). 

Land reclamation by filling may be undertaken by dry earth movement, but also by hydraulic filling. Hydraulic filhng is defined as the creation of new land by the following consecutive activities  

dredging of fill material in a borrow area or dredging area by floating equipment (dredgers)  

transport of fill material from the borrow area to the reclamation site by 

placement of fill material as a mixture of fill material and (process) water in the 

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