aquatic mowers – Aquarius-Systems https://aquarius-systems.com Surface Water Management Equipment Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:06:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://aquarius-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-favicon-32x32.png aquatic mowers – Aquarius-Systems https://aquarius-systems.com 32 32 Dane County Weed Harvesters Cut Dense Aquatic Plants to Improve Navigation and Reduce Flood Risk https://aquarius-systems.com/aquatic-plant-harvesters-used-in-madison-lakes-for-50-years/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 17:50:42 +0000 https://aquarius-systems.com/?p=2188 Floating weed harvesters have opened passages through Dane County Wisconsin’s dense tangles of underwater plants for about 50 years.

The barges wield rotating cutting bars like those on farm combines to cut a submerged crop that is fertilized too well by runoff of nutrients like dairy manure.

Each spring, the county launches a flotilla of 10 paddle-propelled aquatic mowers to cut and remove thousands of tons of soggy vegetation to improve navigation and reduce flood risk.

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