Backwater at bridges and densely wooded flood plains, west fork Amite River near Liberty, Mississippi
Hydrologic Atlas
598
By: B.E. Colson, C. O. Ming, and George J. Arcement
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Abstract
Floodflow data that will provide a base for evaluating digital models relating to open-channel flow were obtained at 22 sites on streams in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Thirty-five floods were measured. Analysis of the data indicated methods currently in use would be inaccurate where densely vegetated flood plains are crossed by highway embankments and single-opening bridges. This atlas presents flood information at the site on West Fork Amite River near Liberty, MS. Water depths , velocities, and discharges through bridge openings on West Fork Amite River near Liberty, MS for floods of December 6, 1971 , and March 25, 1973, are shown, together with peak water-surface elevations along embankments and along cross sections. Manning 's roughness coefficient values in different parts of the flood plain are shown on maps, and flood-frequency relations are shown on a graph. (USGS).
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Colson, B., Ming, C.O., Arcement, G.J., 1979, Backwater at bridges and densely wooded flood plains, west fork Amite River near Liberty, Mississippi: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Atlas 598, 3 maps :col. ;99 x 86 cm. and 105 x 142 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/ha598.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Backwater at bridges and densely wooded flood plains, west fork Amite River near Liberty, Mississippi |
| Series title | Hydrologic Atlas |
| Series number | 598 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ha598 |
| Year Published | 1979 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Description | 3 maps :col. ;99 x 86 cm. and 105 x 142 cm. |
| Scale | 62500 |