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

Kraus, Nicholas C.; Militello, Adele

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

1996-09-23
By Kraus, Nicholas C. ; Militello, Adele

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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:

Bays Coasts East Matagorda Bay Estuaries Feasibility Analysis Field Tests Hydraulics Hydrodynamic Pressure Southwest Corner Cut Stability (Mechanics) Tides
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.
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0-1499
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