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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/13371| Title: | Perry Creek Conduit, Sioux City, Iowa : hydraulic model investigation |
| Authors: | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Omaha District. Hite, John E. |
| Keywords: | Channel improvement Flood-control channels Hydraulic models Perry Creek Sioux City Iowa Spillways Hydraulic structures Hydrodynamics |
| Publisher: | Hydraulics Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Technical report (U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station) ; HL-91-23. |
| Description: | Technical Report Abstract: A model investigation was conducted to evaluate the performance of a proposed improvement plan and develop modifications, if needed, that would enable the Perry Creek Conduit to safely pass a 16,000-cfs discharge. Model tests revealed that the capacity of the original design flood control channel was only 10,200 cfs and excessive bend losses were occurring. A second improvement plan was designed and tested in the model and found to be satisfactory provided modifications are made to the channel berms and channel invert and a stilling basin is installed at the end of the conduit. Discharge and velocity measurements and water-surface elevations are presented and flow conditions are shown in photographs. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/13371 |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report |
