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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/12140| Title: | Ice jam problems at Oil City, Pennsylvania |
| Authors: | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Pittsburgh District Deck, D. S. Gooch, Gordon E. |
| Keywords: | Flood control Ice jams Ice prevention Ice control Oil City (Pa.) Ice conditions Oil Creek (Venango County, Pa. : Township) Allegheny River (Pa. and N.Y.) |
| Publisher: | Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Special report (United States Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory) ; 81-9. |
| Description: | Special Report Abstract: Oil City, Pennsylvania, is at the confluence of Oil Creek and the Allegheny River. The business district lies within the flood plain of Oil Creek, and as of the winter of 1980, 25 ice jam flooding events had occurred since the mid-1800's. An investigation was done to determine why Oil City was subject to perennial ice jams and nearly biennial ice jam floods. Ice conditions were analyzed and it was determined how and why the ice jams occurred. By controlling where the initial ice cover forms, Oil City's ice jam floods can be alleviated. Ice control structures will be used to encourage the early formation of ice cover and hence eliminate frazil ice. This will greatly reduce the amount of ice which currently forms develops in both Oil Creek and the Allegheny River. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/12140 |
| Appears in Collections: | Special Report |
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| SR-81-9.pdf | 3.87 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |