Characterization of the Suspended-Sediment Regime and Bed-Material Gradation of the Mississippi River Basin. Potamology Program (P-I). Report 1, Volume I.

Abstract

The study reported herein is a component of the Potamology Program of the Lower Mississippi Valley Division. The Potamology Program is a comprehensive study of physical forces which influence the flood carrying capacity and navigability of the lower Mississippi River. The purpose of the Potamology Program is to define cause-and-effect relationships that result in short-term and long-term changes in the lower Mississippi River's stage-discharge relationships and to develop improved design concepts and criteria for construction of channel stabilization works which will improve flood control and navigation along the lower Mississippi River. The Potamology Program is composed of two major components: Sedimentation, Mississippi River Basin; and Aggradation and Degradation, Mississippi River. This study is one item under the Sedimentation component.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA111236

Entities

People

  • Elba A. Dardeau Jr.
  • Etta M. Causey
  • Malcolm P. Keown

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Drainage Basins
  • Flood Control
  • Floods
  • Materials
  • Mississippi
  • Mississippi River
  • Payload
  • Potamology
  • Rivers
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Suspended Sediments

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Theoretical Analysis.