Factors controlling navigation-channel Shoaling in Laguna Madre, Texas
Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering
By: R.A. Morton, R.C. Nava, and M. Arhelger
Links
- More information: Publisher Index Page (via DOI)
- Download citation as: RIS | Dublin Core
Abstract
Shoaling in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway of Laguna Madre, Tex., is caused primarily by recycling of dredged sediments. Sediment recycling, which is controlled by water depth and location with respect to the predominant wind-driven currents, is minimal where dredged material is placed on tidal flats that are either flooded infrequently or where the water is extremely shallow. In contrast, nearly all of the dredged material placed in open water >1.5 m deep is reworked and either transported back into the channel or dispersed into the surrounding lagoon. A sediment flux analysis incorporating geotechnical properties demonstrated that erosion and not postemplacement compaction caused most sediment losses from the placement areas. Comparing sediment properties in the placement areas and natural lagoon indicated that the remaining dredged material is mostly a residual of initial channel construction. Experimental containment designs (shallow subaqueous mound, submerged levee, and emergent levee) constructed in high-maintenance areas to reduce reworking did not retain large volumes of dredged material. The emergent levee provided the greatest retention potential approximately 2 years after construction.
Suggested Citation
Morton, R., Nava, R., Arhelger, M., 2001, Factors controlling navigation-channel Shoaling in Laguna Madre, Texas: Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, v. 127, no. 2, p. 72-81, https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-950X(2001)127:2(72).
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Factors controlling navigation-channel Shoaling in Laguna Madre, Texas |
| Series title | Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering |
| DOI | 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-950X(2001)127:2(72) |
| Volume | 127 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 2001 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering |
| First page | 72 |
| Last page | 81 |