MODEL TESTS PROJECTED DEEPENING OF BALTIMORE HARBOR CHANNELS

The paper reports a study on the effects of deepening the existing 42-foot navigation channels leading to Baltimore Harbor to 50 feet. The model study was conducted to examine what effect the enlarged channels would have upon tidal heights, velocities, and salinities.

• Corporate Authors:

  World Trade Publications, Incorporated

  P.O. Box 269
  San Pedro, CA  United States  90733
• Publication Date: 1979-10

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 22-23
• Serial:
  • World Dredging and Marine Construction
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: World Trade Publications Company

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Channel flow; Channels (Waterways); Dredging; Harbors; Hydraulic structures; Improvements; Inland waterways; Maintenance; Ports; Waterways
• Uncontrolled Terms: Hydraulic models
• Geographic Terms: Baltimore (Maryland); Maryland
• Old TRIS Terms: Channel maintenance; Waterway improvement
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00311519
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 26 1980 12:00AM