SEDIMENTATION IN RETARDING BASINS

THE AMOUNT OF SEDIMENT THAT HAS BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE MIAMI CONSERVANCY DISTRICT RETARDING BASINS AFTER MORE THAN 40 YR OF FLOOD-CONTROL STORAGE IS INVESTIGATED. THE SIZE OF THE PARTICLES OF DEPOSITED SEDIMENT WITH RELATION TO THE DETENTION TIME AS FIRST STUDIED BY LANE IN 1939 IS FURTHER INVESTIGATED. USEFUL LIFE AND TRAP EFFICIENCY ARE ALSO CONSIDERED. IN GENERAL, SEDIMENTATION HAS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THE CAPACITY OF THE MIAMI CONSERVANCY DISTRICT'S RETARDING BASINS FOR FLOOD-CONTROL PURPOSES. /ASCE/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 94, No HY 3, PROC PAPER 5951, PP 739-744, 4 TAB, 3 REF,
• Authors:
  • Curtis, L W
• Publication Date: 1968-5

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Journal of the Hydraulics Division
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Flood protection; Hydraulics; Reservoirs; Sedimentation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Particle size distribution
• Old TRIS Terms: Basins
• Subject Areas: Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00204129
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 24 1994 12:00AM