Navigation Improvement Study of the Upper Mississippi River Near Savanna Bay, Pool 13 Sedimentation and Hydrodynamic Investigation. Volume 1
Abstract
A navigation improvement study near Savanna Bay, pool 13 of the Upper Mississippi River, was conducted by the Rock Island District, Army Corps of Engineers. The study was carried out in order to evaluate a number of design alternative impacts for channel improvement between Mississippi River Miles 540 to 538. The effort focused on studying the effects of various structural measures on both the navigation channel and an adjacent side channel. The goal was to alleviate or minimize historical maintenance dredging in the navigation channel while ensuring no negative environmental impacts within the side channel. The physical hydraulic Micro Model methodology and the numerical SMS model were used as applied river engineering tools to evaluate measures for channel improvement and environmental impacts. The tools examined the general expected flow and sediment response that could be expected to occur in the river as a result of a variety of design alternatives These alternatives were formulated by a team of interagency members including the Rock Island and St. Louis District Army Corps of Engineers, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA378970
Entities
People
- Chadwick J. Mathes
- David C. Gordon
- Robert D. Davinroy
- Thomas A. Kirkeeng
Organizations
- Rock Island District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers