Downward Trend in Mississippi River Suspended-Sediment Loads: Potamology Program (P-1)

Abstract

This investigation was Phase III of a three-phase study of the sediment regime of the Mississippi River Basin. Phase I resulted in the publication of inventory of Sediment Sample Collection Stations in the Mississippi River Basin. The Phase II study identified a downward trend in Mississippi River suspended-sediment loads that apparently began around the middle of the 20th century. The current study deals with suspended-sediment sampling, analysis, and load-computation procedures used at key stations on major streams in the Mississippi River Basin and the possible influence of these procedures on the downward trend. Keywords: Suspended sediments; Flood control; Rivers/capacity quantity; Sediment transport; Sediments/sampling/analyzers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA229813

Entities

People

  • Elba A. Dardeau Jr.
  • Etta M. Causey

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programs
  • Drainage Basins
  • Engineers
  • Flood Control
  • House Of Representatives
  • Mainframe Computers
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mississippi
  • Mississippi River
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Rivers
  • Sedimentation
  • Suspended Sediments
  • United States
  • Valleys

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  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Mathematics or Statistics