The Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway System (UMR-IWWS) Navigation (Feasibility) Study will evaluate the justification of providing additional lockage capacity at sites on the UMR-IWWS while maintaining the social and environmental qualities of the river system. The navigation system feasibility study will be accomplished by executing the Initial Project Management Plan (IPMP) outlined in USACE (1994). The IPMP outlines Engineering, Economic, Environmental, and Public Involvement Plans. The purpose of this study is to determine if the UNET model (Barkau, 1992) can be used to determine the variation of water level drawdown along the length of a backwater channel as a result of passage of commercial tows in the main channel.
Application of UNET Model to Vessel Drawdown in Backwaters of Navigation Channels. Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway System Navigation Study
1999
56 pages
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English