Last November I was Blessed and purchased an 11 acre parcel about 30 miles out of town. It has river frontage and I am planning on digging a boat ramp and constructing a small dock. I am about 3 miles upstream from where this river flows into the Tennessee River. In the last 6 months the water level has varied from 5 feet below the bank edge to 8 feet over during the spring flood. Current is pretty slow most of the time. The river is fairly straight in this area.
What angle should I dig the ramp to the river? My neighbor to the north is straight in 90* angle, neighbor to the south is about 45* angle where you would be backing in against the current.
The spot where I am currently thinking of putting mine in I would like to go in at 45* backing in with the current. Does it really matter that much with the slow current? Would one be better than another in how it would effect bank erosion?
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