AIS Data Case Study: River Level and Vessel Approach Variation at Melvin Price Locks and Dam in St. Louis District
Abstract
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), St. Louis District (MVS), manages multiple lock and dam structures on the Mississippi River. One of these, Melvin Price Locks and Dam (MPLD), was the subject of at least 12 allision events from downbound (southbound) vessels between January and November 2018 according to US Coast Guard (USCG) records, an unusually high number for this location. In an effort to understand how vessel operations change under varying river conditions, historical river gauge data and historical vessel position data for both upbound (northbound) and downbound (southbound) traffic were examined together to describe general approach paths for vessels at different water levels. Historic tracks for vessels involved in allusion events are not included in this work because of ongoing investigations at the time of publication.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 07, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1095043
Entities
People
- Aron Rhoads
- Cory Tabbert
- Dave Gordon
- Dillen Myers
- Edward Brauer
- James Wallace
- John Vest
- Marin Kress
- Tim Lauth