Now that the original channel is nearly blocked off, most of the water is flowing down the diversion channel. What water does get through has a great amount of velocity. The bank is only 3' away, but the crew must stop, hold the AquaDam® in place and wait for head pressure to build back up.

You must be careful as the last workers legs are removed and the AquaDam® extends to the bank. Notice that a boil has already developed underneath the AquaDam® due to a silted-in tire. This was later controlled by extending a piece of polyethylene sheeting across the front of the AquaDam®.  

The AquaDam® abuts into the bank. The unrolled portion is kept high enough up the bank to make sure it will not be trapped by the inflated AquaDam®. Phase One is now complete. The water flow has been entirely diverted around the work area by the diversion channel.