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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/28475| Title: | Analysis and Comparison of Documented Seepage and Sand Boil Events on the Lower Mississippi River from 1937 to 2011. Volume 2, Occurrences of Seepage and Sand Boil Incidents during the 2011 Flood on Geology Maps |
| Authors: | Dunbar, Joseph B. Ensign, Amber L. Torres, N. (Nalini) Corcoran, Maureen K. |
| Keywords: | Levees--Mississippi River Seepage Flood control Sand boils Geology--Mississippi River Valley |
| Publisher: | Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Technical Report (Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (U.S.));no.ERDC/GSL TR-18-23 Volume 2 |
| Abstract: | Volume II includes geology maps for ERDC/GSL TR-18-23; Volume 1, “Analysis and Comparison of Documented Seepage and Sand Boil Events on the Lower Mississippi River from 1937 to 2011,” which examines the occurrence of seepage incidents and sand boils observed and documented during the 2011 Mississippi River Flood in the Lower Mississippi River Valley (LMV) within the boundaries of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mississippi Valley Division (MVD), Vicksburg District. This study examines the occurrence of sand boils in relationship to the underlying floodplain geology and identifies locations where large sand boils occurred. Large sand boil areas will be the focus for additional detailed study to better understand the mechanics of underseepage and internal erosion in USACE flood-control levees. Seepage and sand boil incidents documented during the 2011 Flood are presented in this report on geologic base maps and preflood imagery to compile a record of their occurrence and identify geologic relationships, as well as spatial patterns associated with the underlying fluvial landforms. A review of levee evolution within the LMV is summarized here along with past research studies of seepage involving major historic floods and their control. |
| Description: | Technical Report |
| Gov't Doc #: | ERDC/GSL TR-18-23 Volume 2 |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/28475 http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/28475 |
| Size: | 29 pages / 292.1Mb |
| Types of Materials: | PDF/A |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report |
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| ERDC-GSL TR-18-23 Volume 2.pdf | 299.13 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |