Sedimentation Aspects Project for Navigation and Flood Control, Lower Colorado River, Texas.

Abstract

;Contents: Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW), mouth of Colorado River; Tributary navigation channel in Colorado River; Model study data; the rafts; transport and distribution of sediment; increase in river slopes; saltwater penetration; nature of shoal material above the GIWW; past maintenance and implications thereof; stability of bed and banks; value of continued maintenance; dredging practices; control of points at which sediment is discharged; methods of reducing sediment discharged into the Bay; flushing methods; navigation channel maintenance.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0743333

Entities

People

  • C. P. Lindner
  • G. B. Fenwick

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Colorado
  • Colorado River
  • Dredging
  • Flood Control
  • Floods
  • Maintenance
  • Materials
  • Navigation
  • Rivers
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Transport Ships
  • Waterways

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering