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Title: Numerical analysis of dike effects on the Mississippi River using a two-dimensional Adaptive Hydraulics model (AdH)
Authors: May, David P.
Jones, Keaton E.
McKnight, C. Jared
Keywords: Dikes (Engineering)
Hydraulic models
Hydraulic structures
Streamflow--Mississippi River
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Water levels—Mississippi River
Publisher: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Mississippi Valley Division.
United States. Mississippi River Commission.
Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (U.S.)
Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)
Series/Report no.: MRG&P Report (Mississippi River Geomorphology and Potamology Program (U.S.)) ; no. MRG&P Report No. 44
Abstract: This report describes the hydraulic effects of dikes on water surface elevation (WSE) and velocities in the Mississippi River near Vicksburg, MS, from Interstate 20 to Highway 80 using a previously calibrated 2D Adaptive Hydraulics numerical model. Dike heights and their associated hydraulic roughness values were varied to quantify the overall effects of adjustments to dike fields. Steady flows characterized as low, medium, and high conditions were simulated. The WSE and velocity difference plots were generated to illustrate the hydraulic effects on the river under all scenarios discussed above. Overall, the dike adjustments had negligible impacts on WSEs and showed minimal effects on velocities on a system-wide scale.
Description: MRG&P Report
Gov't Doc #: MRG&P Report No. 44
Rights: Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11681/46120
http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/46120
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