Ice Events in the St. Louis District. Ice Engineering, Number 20, February 1999

Rivers in the northern United States, including those within the boundaries of the St. Louis District, are subject to ice events that delay or stop navigation (Fig. 1); damage riverine structures such as locks, dams, bridges, dikes, levees, and wingwalls; cause damage to tows, barges, and mooring/fl...

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Main Authors: White, Kate, Mulherin, Nathan D.
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1999
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Hydrology
Limnology and Potamology
*DATA BASES
*WATER FLOW
*DAMAGE
*ICE FORMATION
UNITED STATES
EMERGENCIES
STRUCTURES
NAVIGATION
ADVERSE CONDITIONS
ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
RIVERS
FLOODS
HABITATS
CIVIL ENGINEERING
WILDLIFE
DIKES
BRIDGES
WATER SUPPLIES
LEVEES
BARGES
MOORING
HYDROELECTRICITY
ICE EVENTS
ST. LOUIS DISTRICT(MISSOURI)
St. Louis
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA407515
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA407515
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Summary:Rivers in the northern United States, including those within the boundaries of the St. Louis District, are subject to ice events that delay or stop navigation (Fig. 1); damage riverine structures such as locks, dams, bridges, dikes, levees, and wingwalls; cause damage to tows, barges, and mooring/fleeting areas; block hydropower and water supply intakes; cause flooding; and decrease downstream discharge. Roads may be flooded and closed, or bridges weakened or destroyed, limiting emergency and medical relief to the affected areas. The potential exists for death or serious injury caused by jam and flood conditions, and during evacuations and other ice mitigation operations. Also, ice movement and ice jams can severely erode streambeds and banks, with adverse effects on fish and wildlife habitat. The original document contains color images.

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