Discharge and Suspended Sediment Transport during Deconstruction of a Low-Head Dam

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 652-657

  Granata, Tim ^a   Cheng, Fang ^b   Nechvatal, Matthew ^c  

^a Granata Ecol Engin   (United States)

^b CDM   (United States)

^c CH2M HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dams; Decommissioning; Ohio; Sediment transport; Water discharge

Indexed keywords

DAMS; ECOSYSTEMS; FLOODS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RIVERS; SEDIMENTATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; TURBIDITY; WATER LEVELS; WATER QUALITY; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); RISK ASSESSMENT;

AQUATIC HABITATS; DAM REMOVAL; DECOMMISSIONING; DOWN-STREAM; HIGH RESOLUTION; LOW-HEAD DAMS; OHIO; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS CONCENTRATION; WATER DISCHARGES;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

DAM REMOVAL; FLOODWAVE;

DAMS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); RESERVOIRS (WATER); RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WATER LEVELS; WATER QUALITY;

CHANNEL FLOW; DAM; DECOMMISSIONING; DISCHARGE; FLOOD WAVE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; SAINT JOHNS DAM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42449133020     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: 19437900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2008)134:5(652)     Document Type: Article

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