Filling and Emptying System, Cordell Hull Navigation Lock, Cumberland River, Tennessee. Hydraulic Model Investigation.

Abstract

Cordell Hull Lock will be 84 ft wide by 450 ft long and will have a normal lift of 59 ft with a maximum lift of 62 ft occurring about 5 percent of the time. Model study (scale 1:25) of the filling and emptying system proposed for this lock was confined to the portion of the hydraulic system between the filling and emptying valves. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0720977

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  • Marden B. Boyd
  • Noel R. Oswalt

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