Mississippi River channel response to the Bonnet Carré Spillway opening in the 2011 flood and its implications for the design and operation of river diversions

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 477, Issue , 2013, Pages 104-118

  Allison, Mead A ^a   Vosburg, Brian M ^b   Ramirez, Michael T ^a   Meselhe, Ehab A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority   (United States)

^c The Water Institute of the Gulf   (United States)

Author keywords

Particle laden flows; River diversions; River hydrodynamics; River management

Indexed keywords

BED-LOAD TRANSPORT; CHANNEL BED; COASTAL RESTORATIONS; CONTROL STRUCTURE; DEEP-DRAFT; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; FINER GRAINS; FLOOD DISCHARGE; LARGE RIVERS; LOUISIANA , USA; MISSISSIPPI; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; NAVIGATION CHANNELS; PARTICLE LADEN FLOWS; RE-ENTRAINMENT; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SAMPLING SURVEY; SAND BARS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT CAPACITY; STREAM POWER; WATER DIVERSIONS; WATER WITHDRAWAL;

DEPOSITS; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; RIVER CONTROL; RIVER DIVERSION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPILLWAYS; SURVEYS; WATER SUPPLY;

SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

AGGRADATION; BEDLOAD; DISCHARGE; ENTRAINMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FLOODING; FLOW REGULATION; GRAIN SIZE; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; NAVIGATION CHANNEL; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPILLWAY; SUSPENDED LOAD;

MISSISSIPPI RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871515721     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.11.011     Document Type: Article

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