Laboratory Investigation of the Junction Losses at the Kansas and Missouri River Confluence Conducted at Mead Hydraulic Laboratory, Mead, Nebraska
Abstract
The purpose of the investigation was to determine the magnitude of the junction loss at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers in order to insure the proper elevation of the levees located near the junction of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers in Kansas City, Kansas. Junction losses for the design flood, using methods developed by Taylor, were found to be 1.9 feet. Water surface profiles obtained during the 1951 and 1952 floods appear to substantiate this estimate. However, because of the critical location of the Kansas City levees, and the uncertainty of the prototype data, it was decided to verify the computations using a fixed-bed model. The purpose of the model study was to: (a) determine the magnitude of the loss; (b) develop a structure at the confluence which would be effective in reducing the magnitude of the junction loss; and (c) determine if structures installed in the navigation channel near the confluence would retard Kansas River design flows, and thus jeopardize the effectiveness of the Kansas River levees and floodwalls.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- ADA363603
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army Corps of Engineers