Predicted Water Quality Impacts from Reducing Flow out of Gavins Point Dam on the Missouri River

Abstract

This report documents efforts to evaluate the far field effects of altering flow rates from Gavins Point Dam on key water quality constituents in the Missouri River. A modified version of the US Environmental Protection Agency's one-dimensional riverine water quality model, QUAL2E, was used as a predictive tool to assess impacts from operational changes. Data for calibration and verification of the modified version of QUAL2E were collected by the Omaha and Kansas City Districts. Some of the topics addressed in this report are model description and modifications, calibration/verification, scenario and base condition boundary conditions, scenario results, and conclusions from the study results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA259186

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  • Dorothy H. Tillman

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  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Calibration
  • Climate Change
  • Engineers
  • Environmental Protection
  • Far Field
  • Flow Rate
  • Measurement
  • Meteorological Data
  • Missouri
  • Missouri River
  • Organic Materials
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Steady Flow
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Water Quality

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  • Riverine Ecology