Applying 1D Sediment Models to Reservoir Flushing Studies: Measuring, Monitoring, and Modeling the Spencer Dam Sediment Flush with HEC-RAS

Abstract

The purposes of this Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering Technical Note (CHETN) are (1) to summarize the effort to model a real-time reservoir flush with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), River Analysis System (HEC-RAS), and (2) to determine the models applicability for flushing applications. HEC-RAS is a one-dimensional (1D) numerical hydraulics and sediment model. Reservoir flushing events generally have no historic precedent, so they cannot be calibrated. If HEC-RAS performs well on a carefully measured reservoir flushing event, it can be applied to other reservoir flushing studies with greater confidence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1012497

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  • Paul M. Boyd
  • Stanford Gibson

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  • Engineer Research and Development Center

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  • Human Systems

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  • Army
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
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  • Hydraulics
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  • Missouri
  • Missouri River
  • Models
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  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Suspended Sediments
  • United States

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  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering