Control of Underseepage by Relief Wells, Trotters, Mississippi: Field Investigation
Abstract
A general study of underseepage and its control along levees in the lower Mississippi River valley has been in progress since 1940 and is still under way. The investigation has included a review of underseepage conditions observed during previous high waters, exploration and geological studies of sites where underseepage has been a problem, model studies, installation of piezometers to measure substratum pressures beneath and landward of levees, installation of relief wells along levees to intercept underseepage and relieve excess substratum pressures,and measurement of natural seepage landward of certain levees during a high water. One of the sites studied along the Mississippi River, and at which piezometers and relief wells were installed in 1942 and 1943, was at Trotters (Mi 54) in the Memphis District, CE. These wells were found to be too small during the 1943 high water and were plugged. However, valuable information was obtained from this well system and was used in the design of a new well system described in this report.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1952
- Accession Number
- ADA637559