Hydraulic Feasibility of Proposed Southwest Cut, East Matagorda Bay, Texas: Final Report

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• Creators:
  Kraus, Nicholas C. ; Militello, Adele
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Coasts
  • Stability (Mechanics)
  • Bays
  • Tides
  • Hydraulics
  • Feasibility analysis
  • Field tests
  • Hydrodynamic pressure
  • Estuaries
  • East Matagorda Bay
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  TAMCC 1499-lF
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Edition:
  Final Report: 8/2/95-8/31/96
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
• Abstract:
  Field monitoring and numerical modeling were conducted to assess the hydraulic feasibility of the Southwest (SW) Corner Cut proposed to be opened in East Matagorda Bay, Texas, for enhancing water exchange. The SW Corner Cut would be the third inlet in East Matagorda Bay. The two existing inlets are the flood-relief channel called Mitchell's Cut, located on the eastern end of the bay, and a navigation channel bypass located on the western end. The overall objective of the study was to determine if any clear reason exists, based on the physical processes, which might preclude construction of the Cut and an associated culvert bridge. Field data were collected from October 10, 1995, to January 26, 1996, and included synchronized measurement of the water level and current at the eastern and western ends of the bay and wind at the eastern end of the bay. The sustained monitoring recorded both summer and autumn-winter wind conditions. Hydrodynamic feasibility of the SW Corner Cut was examined by application of a two-dimensional, depth-averaged hydrodynamic numerical simulation model, calibrated with the field data.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  0-1499
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/86207/dot_86207_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 30.26 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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