Plans for Elimination of Shoaling in the Vicinity of Head of Passes, Mississippi River: Hydraulic Model Investigation
Abstract
The Head of Passes model study was conducted for the purpose of determining the most economical and effective plan for the elimination or reduction of shoaling in the Mississippi River near the Head of Passes. A movable-bed-type model, constructed to linear-scale ratios of 1:500 horizontally and 1:150 vertically, reproduced seven miles of the Mississippi River above the Head of Passes, all of South and Southwest Passes, the upper two miles of Pas a Loutre, and the upper one-half mile of Cubits Gap. Cubits Gap and Pas a Loutre were each controlled to discharge a fixed proportion of the flow, while the discharges in South and Southwest Passes were controlled by maintaining the water-surface elevation at their lower ends to mean Gulf level.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1953
- Accession Number
- ADA637532