How do you construct a small timber jetty?

Question

Does anyone have any instructions (or a link to a website) on how to construct a small timber jetty?

The jetty is for a non-tidal, still fresh water lake on private property. It will extend into the lake approximately 12 to 14 feet and the shore depth is approx 2 to 3 feet.

Answer 1

Jetty or Pier???

Without knowing at all the depth of the water; any Tides, rate of flow IE: River; It's a bit difficult to advise here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetty

Certainly most Pilings would be creosote and/or tar coated, and to cause and effective Brake/Flow change, they would have to be driven substantially deep enough to be stable, and either overlapped, or fit tightly together.

I'm curious about your motive.

Steven Wolf
AKA "The Deck Doc"

Answer 2

Do not have a direct answer for you.
However, any construction which is partly in a public waterway must meet any number of standards. for enviornmental impact caused by construction & the materials used
Live in an area w/ a number of marinas & from what I see
they all use floating docks which are anchored at the shore
& depending on length, pilings along sides & at the ends.
Seems to have the least enviornmental impact.
Anyhow, the EPA, Coastguard,& state regs have to be considered.
I'd check w/ local regs & submit a request for a permit before building something which may have to be torn down.
Best regards