Selecting Terminal Water Surface Elevations
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 112, Issue 5
Abstract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District has developed an annual maximum tide stage versus frequency relationship for water surface elevations observed since 1855 at the Presidio, San Francisco Bay. The results have been extrapolated to 50 locations in San Francisco Bay. Corte Madera Creek is a tributary to San Francisco Bay. A limited evaluation of peak flows and same day higher high tide on Corte Madera Creek was conducted. Ten years of historic flow data was evaluated which included an extreme flood event with an expected frequency of return of 150-years. The tendency of high tides to occur the same day as flood flows is statistically significant. For the design of flood control channels, a design terminal water surface elevation is selected with an expected frequency of recurrence equivalent to or greater than the frequency of recurrence of the selected design flow.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, “Design Memorandum No. 2, Supplement No. 1, Corte Madera Creek Flood Control Project. Unit No. 4 Marin County, California,” U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento, Calif., 1980.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, “San Francisco Bay Tidal Stage vs. Frequency Study,” U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco, Calif., Oct., 1984.
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U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Daily Peak Tide Data Compiled by Tidal Datums Section, Tides and Water Levels Branch for Presedio, Calif. (Feb. 28, 1983–Oct. 4, 1972), NOAA—National Ocean Survey, Rockville, Md.
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U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, Discharge Records for the USGS Gage on Corte Madera Creek near Ross, California (Feb. 26, 1983–Oct. 4, 1972), USGS—Water Resources Division, Santa Rosa, Calif.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 112 • Issue 5 • May 1986
Pages: 428 - 431
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Copyright © 1986 ASCE.
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Published online: May 1, 1986
Published in print: May 1986
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