BACKWATER AT BRIDGES AND DENSELY WOODED FLOOD PLAINS, WEST FORK AMITE RIVER NEAR LIBERTY, MISSISSIPPI
by B.E. Colson, C.O. Ming, and George J. ArcementNOTICE! Due to large file sizes, it is recommended that you right-click on the link for each sheet and select "Save Target As..." when trying to view atlases in order to save the MrSID file directly to your hard disk rather than trying to view it in your browser.
Atlas HA-598
Prepared in cooperation with the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration and the Mississippi State Highway Department 1979
Atlas HA-598, Sheet 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Hydrologic Investigations Atlas Number
Description of Data
Type of Data
High-water Marks
Bridge Geometry
Manning's Roughness Coefficient
Presentation of Data
Datum
Flood Frequency
International System of Units (SI)
Data for West Fork Amite River near Liberty, Mississippi
Flood of December 6, 1971
Flood of March 25, 1973
Summary
Additional Information
Selected References
FIGURES
1. Index map of study sites in the bridge backwater investigation project, Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
2. Index map showing study reach, West Fork Amite River near Liberty, Mississippi
3. Aerial view looking upstream at bridge on State Highway 567 near Liberty, Mississippi
4. Frequency of floods, West Fork Amite River near Liberty, Mississippi
TABLES
1. Valley cross section data for West Fork Amite River near Liberty, Mississippi. Zero station is at the left edge of the valley (facing downstream).
2. Discharge measurements of December 6, 1971, and April 8, 1973, West Fork Amite River at State High- way 567 near Liberty, Mississippi. Zero station is at the edge of the left abutment (facing downstream).
Atlas HA-598, Sheet 2
Locations of representative ground elevations are shown. These are points of significant changes in cross- section elevations and alignment of the axis. Plots of cross sections are graphic presentations of the tabular data. Bridge geometry and road embankments are also shown as they existed at the time of the flood. Manning's roughness coefficient values and March 25, 1973, flood boundaries are shown.
Atlas HA-598, Sheet 3
Peak water-surface elevation and location are shown for the flood of December 6, 1971. Manning's roughness coefficient values and March 25, 1973, flood boundary are shown.
Atlas HA-598, Sheet 4
A second flood occured on March 25, 1973. Peak water-surface elevation and location are shown for the flood of March 25, 1973. Manning's roughness coefficient values and March 25, 1973, flood boundary are shown.
ABSTRACT
New techniques for predicting water-surface profiles, needed in the design of economical, structurally sound, and environmentally compatible stream crossings, are under investigation. The investigation has accelerated with the advent of digital computers capable of analyzing large quantities of data. Among the techniques is the development of two-dimensional (2-D) digital models. Field data are essential for development and evaluation of these techniques for predicting water-surface profiles. This atlas is one of a series that provides a wide range of field data.
Since 1969, the U.S. Geological Survey has been collecting backwater data where wide, densely vegetated flood plains are crossed by highway embankments and single-opening bridges. This work was done in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration Department of Transportation, the Alabama State Highway Department, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, and the Mississippi State Highway Department. The objective of this cooperative project is to present the data in a format conducive to the development of improved models for predicting hydraulic responses of flow at highway crossings of streams in complex hydrologic and geographic settings.
Backwater data were obtained at 22 sites for 35 floods; that is, 11 sites had 1 flood each; 9 sites, 2 floods each; and 2 sites, 3 floods each. Analysis of data showed that backwater and discharge at these sites computed by methods presently in use, would be inaccurate. The floodflow data are unique in the range and detail in which information was collected and provide a base for evaluating digital models relating to open-channel flow. This atlas shows flood data obtained on West Fork Amite River near Liberty, one of the 22 sites.
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