Ice Jam at the Rio Blanco Diversion Weir on the White River in Colorado: A Case Study of In-Stream Structures and Ice

• Main Author: Tuthill, Andrew M.
• Other Authors: ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER HANOVER NH COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Hydrology; Limnology and Potamology; Snow; Ice and Permafrost; *RIVERS; *ICE; *WEIRS; COLORADO; CIVIL ENGINEERING; FLOODING; *FREEZEUP ICE JAM; *ICE JAM FLOODING; *ROCK WEIRS; *WHITE RIVER; WU989J28; Blanco; Weir; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA484152; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA484152

In-stream structures constructed of natural materials are increasingly popular on US rivers. Examples include rock weirs that provide an aesthetic means of pooling and diverting flow for irrigation and lake filling. Though considerable progress has been made in the design and construction of these s...