Long Range Spoil Disposal Study. Part 3. Sub-Study 2. Nature, Source, and Cause of Shoal

Abstract

This study of the Delaware River dredging spoil disposal problems was undertaken by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District. Part III, sub-study 2 of this study reports the results of the overall investigation on the nature of the shoals in the navigation channel and the anchorages, on their immediate and ultimate sources and the causes of the deposition of the materials in certain reaches of the navigation channel and in the anchorages. The hydraulic data presented reports freshwater inflows, tidal and salinity regimen plus sediment transport in the Delaware Estuary. An in-depth study is taken on the shoaling off Marcus Hook, PA.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1973
Accession Number
ADA084363

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Organizations

  • Philadelphia District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Civil Engineering
  • Delaware
  • Delaware River
  • Drainage Basins
  • Dredging
  • Engineers
  • Hydraulics
  • Materials
  • Organic Materials
  • Particles
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Suspended Sediments
  • United States

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  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering