Dredging in Dadeville
Slips, channels, and ponds priced off the published cost guide. Call (334) 610-0188 or send the form below.
Dadeville sits closer to more boathouses than any other town on Lake Martin. The east shore from StillWaters down through the Sandy Creek arm is wall to wall with slips built in the 1980s and 1990s, and a slip that was dug to 6 feet back then often carries 2 feet of silt today. Owners usually notice in October, when Alabama Power starts easing the lake down toward winter pool and the pontoon touches bottom a month before the neighbors expect it to.
Our crew works the east shore with an 8 inch suction dredge that comes in by barge, so we never cross your lawn with an excavator. Sediment gets pumped to geotextile tubes staged on the bank or on a vacant lot nearby, the water drains back clear, and the dried spoil either spreads on site or leaves by truck. Most single slips around Dadeville land between $2,500 and $6,000, and the published cost guide breaks down what pushes a job up or down.
The paperwork matters here as much as the pumping. Every dredge below the 490 foot contour needs an Alabama Power shoreline permit, and most residential slips ride under the Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permit 19 as long as the job stays under 25 cubic yards. We prepare both filings before the dredge ever leaves the yard.
What Sandy Creek does to east shore slips
Sandy Creek drains a long run of red clay hills and hard rains push a visible plume into the arm. Slips near a creek mouth around Dadeville refill measurably faster than open-water slips, so we quote them with a depth margin, digging a few inches past target so the work buys you the full 10 to 15 years.
Where we work around Dadeville
Around Dadeville the calls come from StillWaters, Chimney Rock, the Sandy Creek arm, D.A.R.E. Park ramp, covering ZIP 36853. If your water is near those, odds are we have sounded a bottom within sight of it.
Get a Dadeville slip quote
The address and what the water is doing get the fastest answer. Every number comes off the public table.
Dadeville owners ask us
How much does it cost to dredge my boat slip near StillWaters?
Most single slips run $2,500 to $6,000, and that range comes off our published cost guide, not a guess on the phone. Sediment depth and where the spoil can go are the two things that move the number, so we sound the slip first and quote in writing.
Do I need a permit to dredge at my Lake Martin boathouse?
Yes. Alabama Power has to approve shoreline work on Lake Martin through its shoreline management program, and the Corps of Engineers covers minor dredging under Nationwide Permit 19, which caps a job at 25 cubic yards. We handle both filings as part of the project, and most residential slips fit inside that cap.
When is the best time of year to dredge in Dadeville?
Fall and winter, once the lake starts down toward winter pool. Lower water means shorter pump runs, easier tube staging, and your slip is back to full depth before the spring rise. We book the drawdown window months ahead, so call before Labor Day if you want a winter slot.
Where does the mud go after you pump it out?
Into geotextile dewatering tubes on the bank, where the water filters out and drains back to the lake clear. Once the spoil dries it can spread on your property as fill, and if there is no room we truck it off at $15 to $35 a cubic yard.
Auburn Dredging works all the water between Auburn and the lakes. See the cost guide, the permit explainer, or nearby areas: Alexander City, Eclectic, Jacksons Gap.