USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5107
By Jonathan W. Musser and Thomas R. Dyar
U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5107; 49 pages (Published August 2007)
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Potential flow characteristics of future flooding along a 4.8-mile reach of the Flint River in Albany, Georgia, were simulated using recent digital-elevation-model data and the U.S. Geological Survey finite-element surface-water modeling system for two-dimensional flow in the horizontal plane (FESWMS-2DH). Simulated inundated areas, in 1-foot (ft) increments, were created for water-surface altitudes at the Flint River at Albany streamgage (02352500) from 192.5-ft altitude with a flow of 123,000 cubic feet per second (ft3/s) to 179.5-ft altitude with a flow of 52,500 ft3/s. The model was calibrated to match actual floods during July 1994 and March 2005 and Federal Emergency Management Administration floodplain maps. Continuity checks of selected stream profiles indicate the area near the Oakridge Drive bridge had lower velocities than other areas of the Flint River, which contributed to a rise in the flood-surface profile. The modeled inundated areas were mapped onto monochrome orthophoto imagery for use in planning for future floods. As part of a cooperative effort, the U.S. Geological Survey, the City of Albany, and Dougherty County, Georgia, conducted this study.
Abstract
Introduction
Purpose and Scope
Description of Study Area
Previous Studies
Method of Study
Acknowledgments
Two-Dimensional Flood-Inundation Model
Model Calibration
Simulated Flood Inundation
Model Limitations
Summary
References Cited
Appendix A. Images showing simulated flood inundation and hazard scale at the Albany streamgage compared with Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps for the Flint River in Albany, Georgia, 1998
Appendix B. Flood extent photographs for the Flint River in Albany, Georgia.
Suggested citation:
Musser, Jonathan W., and Dyar, Thomas R., 2007, Two-dimensional flood-inundation model of the Flint River at Albany, Georgia: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5107, 49 p., Web-only publication at http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5107
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