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US Army Corps of Engineers BUILDING STRONG®
MRHDM: UNDERSTANDING SEDIMENT AVAILABILITY AND DELIVERY FOR LAND BUILDING
Ehab Meselhe, PhD, PE The Water Institute of the Gulf
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Geomorphic Assessment
Document the historic trends of the channel system Establish the current stability of the
channel system and identify the dominant processes and features within the system
Acknowledgement: Little & Biedenharn
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1960s to 1970s
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1970s to 1990s
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1990s to 2000s
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Future Without Project Acknowledgement: Brown (ERDC)
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Much larger flow fraction diverted at Ft St Philip / Bohemia
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Acknowledgement: Heath & Thomas
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BONNET CARRÉ – Delft3D Acknowledgement: Sadid et al
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Bathymetric change (FLOOD 2011) observation polygon A to I
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Bathymetric change (June 2011-June 2012)
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Volume of Erosion and Accretion
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2011 Flood Event-Sand Budget
29%
17%
8%
2%
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2011 Flood Event-Fine Sediment (Mud) Budget
4% -12%
0%
0%
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MODEL DOMAIN UPPER BRETON
SOUND
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Production run: 2 Simulation period: January 2008 – December 2010 Diversion Capacity 250k cfs Diversion is open for three years
Simulated Flow through the Diversion
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Production run: 2 Simulation period: January 2008 – December 2010 Sediment Water Ratio
SAND
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Production run: 2 Simulation period: January 2008 – December 2010 Sediment Water Ratio
Fine Sediment
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Production run: 2 Simulation period: January 2008 – December 2010 Erosion and Deposition volume in the river bed for operating the diversion continuously
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Myrtle grove and White Ditch Diversions
Model Domain: RM 76 – RM 56 Design Capacity for MG: 75,000 CFS Design Capacity for WD: 35,000 CFS
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MG+WD Model: Erosion and Deposition volume in the river bed for operating both the diversions continuously between 2008-2010
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WEST BAY DIVERSION Acknowledgement: Meselhe, Allison, Khadka & Deltares
To West Bay (Receiving Basin)
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2009-2011 volumes
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2009-2011 Land Building (~3 km2 /750 acres)
EFFECT OF SREDS
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Basin-side Analysis
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Objectives of Basin Wide Analysis Produce a validated model to simulate:
Morphological evolution processes during the creation of a new delta and wetland areas
Nutrient effects to the wetland vegetation, soil, and the estuarine primary producers of Breton Sound and Barataria Basin
Determine how diversions affect the distribution and biomass of fish and shellfish using a community modeling approach (Ecosim/TroSim)
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Estuarine Open Water transects
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CLOSING REMARKS The synergy between Diversions and Dredging offers:
Diversions: Sustainable solution
Diversions: Significant new land building and preserve existing wetlands [fine material]
Dredging: Near term land building
Dredging; Reduced erosion
Dredging: Enhanced sediment retention
Combined: May reduce shoaling near the HOP
Impacts on Fisheries and Nutrients are being analyzed