At present,maintenance dredging has become one of the main ways of the conservation of inland waterways.Since most revetments on both sides of channels are old,it is difficult to collect complete data of revetments along channels.Therefore,maintenance dredging is necessary not only to improve the navigation conditions,but also to ensure the stability of the slope and the structural safety of buildings on both sides along channels,which are the key and difficult points in the design and construction of the maintenance dredging.Based on the experience of hundreds of inland waterway maintenance dredging projects implemented in Shanghai from 2010 to 2017,this paper summarizes the control measures for the slope stability during the maintenance dredging.