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Title:	Bay Springs Lake : water-quality study : hydraulic laboratory investigation
Authors:	Wilhelms, Steven C.
Keywords:	Bay Springs Lake Dissolved oxygen Hydraulic models Locks Waterways Mathematical models Numerical models Stratified flow Water quality Water temperature Tennessee-Tombigee Waterway Mississippi
Publisher:	Hydraulics Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)
Series/Report no.:	Technical report (U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station) ; H-76-7.
Description:	Technical Report Abstract: Physical and mathematical models were used to investigate the mechanics of density-stratified flow within Bay Springs Lake as affected by inflow from the local drainage areas and the divide-cut canal, and to predict the temperature and dissolved oxygen (D. O.) regimes of the lake immediately upstream of the dam and in releases through the lock. The hydrodynamic phenomena in the lake were greatly influenced by the extremely dynamic nature of the operation of the Bay Springs project and the relatively large quantity of flow from the divide-cut canal. Operation of the lock indicated that a circulation of water within the hypolimnion should occur during certain times of the year. The lake is primarily affected by inflow from the divide-cut canal. Numerical simulations predicted satisfactory temperature and D.O. profiles at the dam. The relatively high withdrawal of the lock intakes, coupled with the large inflow from the divide- cut canal, indicates the proposed project will satisfy water-quality interests. NOTE: This file is large. Allow your browser several minutes to download the file.
Rights:	Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/11681/13544
Appears in Collections:	Technical Report