Remote Sensing Survey and Evaluation of the American Pass and Blue Point Chute Weirs, Atchafalaya Channel Training Project, Louisiana

Abstract

A remote sensing survey of two locales slated for weir construction along the lower portion of the Atchafalaya Main Channel was conducted. The primary instrument used was the magnetometer. Over 30 magnetic anomalies were located, most of which appear to be small, individual objects, possibly modern debris. Three anomalies in one of the areas, American Pass, fall adjacent to the preposed location of the weir. Exploratory diving failed to locate the sources of any of the anomalies. It is presumed that the sources or scattered objects, unlikely to be portions of shipwrecks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA225282

Entities

People

  • Allen R. Saltus
  • Charles E. Pearson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boats
  • Construction
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Environment
  • Geography
  • Magnetic Anomalies
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Properties
  • Magnetic Signatures
  • Magnetometers
  • Measurement
  • Recreation
  • Remote Sensing
  • Scalar Magnetometers
  • Shallow Water
  • Transportation

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  • Archaeological Resource Survey
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering