Laboratory Investigation of Marina Entrances on the Missouri River Conducted at Mead Hydraulic Laboratory, Mead, Nebraska

Abstract

Presented in this report are the results of model studies on Missouri River boat marina entrance configurations. This model study was conducted at Mead Hydraulic laboratory. Small boat marinas along alluvial rivers are constantly plagued by the deposition of sediment at marina entrances and, subsequently, within the marina themselves. Dredging of this accumulated sediment is usually required at regular intervals. The cost of this dredging and the inconvenience caused by the dredging underscore the importance of limiting sediment deposition within marinas. Staffs of several facilities have conducted studies in the search for a marina entrance configuration that would reduce the amount of sediment deposited in the entrance and, subsequently, in the basin.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA363616

Entities

People

  • R. J. Buchholz

Organizations

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Army
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Boats
  • Crossings
  • Dredging
  • Elevation
  • Engineers
  • Flow
  • Geometry
  • Missouri River
  • Model Basins
  • Model Tests
  • Photographs
  • River Crossings
  • Sediments
  • Suspended Sediments

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design