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Jul 1, 1991
Estuary Waterway Projects—Lessons Learned
Authors: Bruce L. McCartney, Frank A. Herrmann, Jr., Members, ASCE, and Henry B. SimmonsAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 117, Issue 4
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Most major ports in the United States (and the world) are located in tidal estuaries. Access to these ports generally requires development of dredged channels. The maintenance of these channels can be affected by many factors such as channel location, training works, dredged material disposal practices, and salinity changes. This paper provides a list of do's and don'ts for design and maintenance of estuary navigation projects. The estuaries are classified into two general zones; entrance channels and interior channels. Entrance channel lessons include jetty configuration, location and length, dredging methods, and dredge material disposal practices. Interior channel lessons cover harbor and interior channel locations, location of salinity caused shoaling, dredging methods and dredge material disposal practices. The do's and don'ts list is a condensation of lessons learned from studies of 24 estuary navigation projects in the United States. The lessons are generic, therefore site‐specific evaluations would be required to determine their applicability.
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“Review of problems in tidal waterways considered by the committee on tidal hydraulics.” (1992). Technical Bulletin 22, Office, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C. (in preparation).
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Bruce L. McCartney
Hydr. Engr., Engrg. Div., U.S. Army Engr. Div., North Pacific, 220 NW Eighth Ave., Portland, OR 97208
Frank A. Herrmann, Jr., Members, ASCE
Henry B. Simmons
Retired Chief, Hydr. Lab., U.S. Army Engr. Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS
Chief, Hydr. Lab., U.S. Army Engr. Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS 39180–6199
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