Numerical Modeling of Kentucky Lake Flood Events

Abstract

A numerical model called BIRM (Branched Implicit River Model) has been applied assuming that various flood event outflows at Kentucky Dam on the Tennessee River are superimposed on 1937 flow conditions on the Ohio, and Lower Mississippi Rivers as far as Caruthersville, MO, on the Lower Mississippi. Results in the form of elevation and discharge hydrographs at several key locations plus envelope profiles of the maximum and minimum water-surface elevations from Kentucky Dam to Caruthersville, MO, are presented for each flood event. HD)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA226030

Entities

People

  • Billy H. Johnson
  • Brenda L. Martin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Classification
  • Differential Equations
  • Elevation
  • Engineers
  • Hydraulics
  • Measurement
  • Mississippi
  • Mississippi River
  • Ocean Observing Systems
  • Ohio River
  • Rivers
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • Tennessee
  • Tennessee River
  • Unsteady Flow

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Aerospace Propulsion Engineering.
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Hydrologic Risk Analysis and Mitigation.