The present investigation is one of the first attempts to quantify the hydraulic changes associated with the movement of navigation traffic within the Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS). Work is also being done by researchers from the Waterways Experiment Station (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) on laboratory simulation of flows in the near field of a barge-tow. This report outlines the research that has been completed by engineers and scientists from Illinois State Water Survey (ISWS) on physical changes associated with navigation traffic. In addition to research results, materials showing the basic hydraulic structure of large river systems such as the UMRS are included in the appendices.
Physical Changes Associated with Navigation Traffic on the Illinois and Upper Mississippi Rivers. Long Term Resource Monitoring Program
1998
232 pages
Report
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English
Civil Engineering , Marine & Waterway Transportation , Ecology , Natural Resource Management , Illinois River , Upper Mississippi River , Waterway transportation , Environmental effects , Water traffic , Traffic characteristics , Navigation , Drawdown , Turbidity , Turbulence , Currents(Water) , Water waves , Flow characteristics , Water velocity , Barges , Towing , Hydraulics , Suspended sediments , Sediment transport , Aquatic ecosystems , Environmental monitoring , Long Term Resource Monitoring Program
Estimates of Grain Barge Demands for the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers
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