Sediment Deposition in Jennings Randolph Reservoir, Maryland and West Virginia
The watershed of the Jennings Randolph Reservoir covers 263 square miles of mountainous terrain in western Maryland and West Virginia. Sedimentation studies performed prior to impoundment...
Model Study of Rio Hondo Flood Control Channel, Los Angeles, California
The Rio Hondo Flood Control Channel located within the Los Angeles County Drainage Area (LACDA) is part of a Comprehensive flood control system which includes 20 dams, 129 debris basins,...
Hydraulic Modeling and Mapping of Mud and Debris Flows
The prediction of hyperconcentrated sediment flows on alluvial fans was advanced through the development of a two-dimensional, finite difference flood routing model FLO-2D. The model simulates...
Pier Scour on the South Saskatchewan River
A continuing program to measure river bed scour near bridge piers and abutments on the Alberta rivers has been on going for over thirty years. The objectives are to verify the existing...
Scour at a Bridge Over the Weldon River, Iowa
Contraction scour at the State Highway 2 bridge over the Weldon River in south-central Iowa was caused by a flood of record proportions on September 14 and 15, 1992. The peak discharge...
Estimating Bridge Scour in New York from Historical U.S. Geological Survey Streamflow Measurements
Historical streamflow measurements by the U.S. Geological Survey an bridge-inspection reports by the New York State Department of Transportation are being used to estimate scour at 31...
Bridge Scour Prediction Methods Applicable to Streams in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, PennDOT, currently owns or maintains in excess of 28,000 bridges over 8 feet in length. The most common type of damage sustained by these...
Debris Flow & Hyperconcentrated Flow: A UK Perspective
Debris-flow activity within the UK is largely confined to upland regions and certain coastal locations. Within the uplands, debris-flow and hyperconcentrated flood waters pose a local...
Differentiation of Debris-Flow and Flash-Flood Deposits: Implications for Paleoflood Investigations
Debris flows and flash floods are common geomorphic processes in the Colorado Rocky Mountain Front Range and foothills. Usually, debris flows and flash floods are associated with excess...
Importance of Hydraulic-Model Uncertainty in Flood-Stage Estimation
The delineation of the regulatory floodplain and determination of the respective flood stage is subject to hydraulic-model uncertainty in transforming the design discharge into a flood...
Rainfall Depth-Duration-Frequency Analysis for Major Cities in Taiwan
The annual series of extreme rainfall amounts for various durations are compiled. The statistics such as mean, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, coefficient of skewness, and...
Progressive Failure of an Overtopped Embankment
The failure of an overtopped embankment is a problem of a very complicated nature. Concerned organizations are interested in information that can be used in future planning and development...
Assessing the True Value of Flood Control Reservoirs: The Experience of Folsom Dam in the February 1986 Flood
Over the last 40 years considerable public investments have been made in large flood control storage reservoirs throughout the U.S. and internationally. These projects were typically designed...
Integrated Planning Analysis for an Aggregate Mine
Planning and design work of an aggregate mining facility within the Sutter Bypass, a key component of California's flood control system, is being performed by multidisciplinary team of...
Using Geophysical Data to Assess Scour Development
The development of scour holes in the Connecticut River near the new Baldwin Bridge has been documented by comparing geophysical records collected before (1989), during (1990), and after...
Reliability Analysis of Levee System of a River
The levee height is determined by the summation between computed water level and an assumed freeboard. The water level is computed by given discharge in the steady conditions. Therefore,...
Risk and Uncertainty in Flood Damage Reduction Project Design
The recent emphasis on partnership between the Federal government and local sponsors in the development of flood damage reduction projects has promoted considerable interest in the application...
Selective Withdrawal for Reducing Turbid Water in a Reservoir
This paper deals with improvemental operations of the selective withdrawal facilities as one of the comprehensive technics for shortening the turbid water stay after floods flown into...
Bridge Scour Evaluations in Washington State
Eighteen existing bridges were investigated for Washington State DOT as part of the FHWA National Scour Evaluation Program. Investigations included review of file information, site inspection,...
Probability and Impact of an Observed Rare Sequence of Floods
Accordingly, it may be concluded that the severity of the recorded sequence would be exceeded in about 2.1 percent of future sequences, or have about one chance in 45 or 50 of being exceeded...
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