Plans for Improvement of Navigation Conditions at Greenville Bridge, Mississippi River: Model Investigation
Abstract
Tests to determine the effects of plans to improve troublesome navigation conditions on the Mississippi River in the vicinity of Greenville Bridge near Greenville, Mississippi, were conducted on a model built to a horizontal scale of 1:400 and a vertical scale of 1:150. The model was so constructed that it could be operated with either a fixed bed or a movable bed. Results of the fixed-bed tests, which were conducted with February-March 1949 channel conditions installed, indicated that: {a) none of the proposed left-bank dikes downstream from Warfield Point would effect the desired improvement in flow conditions in the Greenville Bridge reach; and (b) an eastward realignment of the left ~ and channel upstream from Warfield Point together with a westward realignment of the right bank and channel between Warfield Point and Walker Bend would reduce velocities in the vicinity of the Greenville Bridge and tend to provide more satisfactory navigation conditions in this reach.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1953
- Accession Number
- ADA637598