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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/26669| Title: | Silver Creek : a study of stream velocities and erosion along the Ohio River near Clarksville, Indiana : McAlpine Lock and Dam numerical model |
| Authors: | Jones, Keaton E. Abraham, David D. Bell, Gary L. Clifton, Nathan D. |
| Keywords: | Hydraulic structures McAlpine Locks and Dam (Ky.)--Environmental aspects, Sedimentation and deposition--Ohio River Soil erosion Streamflow |
| Publisher: | Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Technical Report (Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) ) ; no. ERDC/CHL TR-18-4 |
| Abstract: | The River Engineering Branch of the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory conducted a two-dimensional numerical model investigation of the Ohio River immediately downstream of McAlpine Lock and Dam. The right bank between river mile 605.5 and 606.5 (opposite the dam’s downstream set of tainter gates) has historically experienced stability issues. Conditions on the bank, when observed through aerial imagery, appear most severe when the dam is releasing all or most flow through the downstream (lower) set of tainter gates. Releasing all flow through the downstream gates occurs only at lower flow rates, but this study determined that standard high-flow conditions create higher velocities in the problem area than these observed low-flow conditions. The representative high-flow event was then used to test the capability of structural alternatives to reduce velocities in the area of concern. Plans consisting of small emergent dikes placed along the shoreline were able to reduce the velocities significantly and could be a feasible alternative to help protect the bankline. |
| Description: | Technical Report |
| Gov't Doc #: | ERDC/CHL TR-18-4 |
| Rights: | Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/26669 http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/26669 |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report |
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