Shoaling characteristics of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Texas.

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dc.acquisition-srcen_US
dc.call-noTC175.2.A77 c.2 GBAYen_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorAtturio, J.M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBasco, D.R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorJames, W.P.en_US
dc.contributor.otheren_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T16:53:26Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T16:53:26Z
dc.date.issued1976en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.description93 p.en_US
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dc.description.abstractMaintenance dredging records were used to compute average shoaling rates in 5000-foot reaches for the entire Texas Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. Environmental data pertinent to the waterway were gathered from published and unpublished sources. Computed shoaling rates and selected environmental features were plotted on Composite Factors Maps. Similar reaches were grouped and examined using analysis of variance to determine the effect of selected environmental factors on shoaling rates. A model was also developed to predict shoaling rate in a reach with known environmental factors. The average shoaling rate over the entire waterway was found to be 10.5 inches per year. Shoaling in open bay areas was found to be an average of 3 inches per year greater than in land-cut areas. The combination of dredged material mounds, or fetch greater than 5 miles, with water depths less than 6 feet (surrounding bay depth) increased average shoaling rates 5 inches per year. The placement of dredged material in mounds on the windward side of the waterway increased the average shoaling rate of open bay areas by 7 inches per year. In bay areas with long fetches and depths less than three feet, it was found that windward placement of dredged material was actually advantageous. Hurricanes did not appear to have a drastic impact on shoaling rates; however, localized effects were noted in several areas.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeGulf Intracoastal Waterwayen_US
dc.historyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/19715
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dc.locationGBIC Collectionen_US
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dc.notesen_US
dc.placeCollege Station, Texasen_US
dc.publisherTexas A&M University, Center for Dredging Studiesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries1954.00en_US
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dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesen_US
dc.subjectcanalsen_US
dc.subjectship canalsen_US
dc.subjectdredgingen_US
dc.subjectshoalingen_US
dc.titleShoaling characteristics of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Texas.en_US
dc.typeBooken_US
dc.universityen_US
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