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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/4991| Title: | Identification of alternatives to reduce shoaling in the Galveston Entrance Channels, Texas |
| Authors: | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Galveston District. Regional Sediment Management Program (U.S.) Townsend, Kimberly E. Thomas, Robert C. Campbell, Tricia. Willey, Sheridan S. Frey, Ashley E. Morang, Andrew, 1953- King, David B. (David Byron) |
| Keywords: | Regional Sediment Management Sediment budget Shoaling Sedimentation Deposition Galveston Entrance Channels Texas Inland navigation Dredging Erosion |
| Publisher: | Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Technical note (Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering (U.S.)) ; XIV-45. |
| Description: | Technical Note Purpose: This Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering Technical Note (CHETN) discusses several design alternatives to reduce dredging requirements of the Galveston, TX, entrance channels. The area of study encompasses adjacent regions of Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula, TX, with primary focus on the Galveston Entrance Channel, Outer Bar Channel, Inner Bar Channel, and Anchorage Area (but not the Galveston Harbor Channel) (Figure 1). This team study by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Vicksburg, MS, and the USACE Galveston District (SWG) was supported by the USACE Regional Sediment Management (RSM) Program. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/4991 |
| Appears in Collections: | CHETN - SECTION 14 - Regional Sediment Management Technical Note |
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| ERDC-CHL-CHETN-XIV-45.pdf | 14.58 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |