Technical Assessment of the Old, Mississippi, Atchafalaya, and Red (OMAR) Rivers: Geomorphic Assessment, V2

Abstract

This report documents the geomorphic assessment component of the Old River, Mississippi River, Atchafalaya River, and Red River System Technical Assessment. The overall objectives of the geomorphic assessment are to utilize all available data to document the historic trends in hydrology, sedimentation, and channel geometry for the rivers in the vicinity of the Old River Control Complex and to summarize the changes observed at locations where repetitive datasets exist and at key reaches that are determined during the study. The geomorphic assessment tasks include data compilation, geometric data analysis, gage and discharge analysis, dredge record analysis, sediment data analysis, development of an events timeline, and integration of results. Geomorphic reaches were developed, and the morphological trends during different time periods were identified. The geomorphic assessment highlighted the importance of considering spatial and temporal variability when assessing morphological trends.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 19, 2022
Accession Number
AD1177797

Entities

People

  • Casey M. Mayne
  • Charles D. Jr Little
  • David S. Biedenharn
  • Joseph B. Dunbar
  • Keaton E. Jones
  • Nalini Torres
  • Samantha L. Lucker
  • Timothy J. Lauth
  • Travis Dahl

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Photography
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Earth Sciences
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Flood Control
  • Geography
  • Geometry
  • Geomorphology
  • Governments
  • Mississippi River
  • Rivers
  • Sedimentation
  • United States

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Riverine Ecology