Breakwaters

Groynes, also called breakwaters or jetties, are transversal works that advance from the existing shore to the new shore line, to reduce the excessive width of the riverbed, causing sedimentation in the area limited by them and generating a displacement in the axis of the riverbed; they channel, correct or control the natural course of the water. These works have the purpose of directing the flow of the current, preventing the forces of the water from impacting on the margins.