Characteristics of Waves and Drawdown Generated by Barge Traffic on the Upper Mississippi River System. Long Term Resource Monitoring Program

摘要

The paper examines the characteristics of waves and drawdown generated by barge traffic in inland waterways. The analysis was made on the basis of field data for 77 events collected from several sites along the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. To illistrate the range of variations in waves and drawdown in the inland waterways, three case studies were selected. A synchronized comparison between waves and drawdaown, local velicity, and turbidity level at a nearshore zone is also presented.