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Evaluation Of Livestock Runoff As A Source Of Water Pollution In Northern Utah, Stephen T. Wieneke, Dennis B. George, Daniel S. Filip, Brad Finney

Reports

A mathematical model was developed to predict the impact of dairy and beef cattle feedlot runoff on receiving streams. The mathematical expressions used in the model describing runoff quantity and quality were not only a function of single rain or snow precipitation events but also consecutive events prior to the runoff occurrence. The runoff quantity and quality were also a function of feedlot surface. Computer simualtions indicate that pollutants from feedlot runoff may have a significant impact on receiving streams during winter months. Runoff from feedlots located within the study area, however, had little impact on water quality in the …

Ecosystem Management Of The Missouri River From Gavins Point Dam To Ponca State Park, Nebraska, Robert S. Nebel

Biology Faculty Publications

•Authorized by a 1978 amendment to the National Parks and Recreation Act (PL 95- 625) which amended the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (PL 90-542)

• Corps is authorized to construct recreational development, bank stabilization, and other recreational river features as necessary to support the values for which the river was designated

• Life-of-project funding ceiling of $21 million; approximately $3.2 million spent to date

• The Corps and National Park Service signed a 1980 Cooperative Agreement outlining each agency's responsibilities

• The General Management Plan has recently been updated (1999) with an environmental emphasis

Missouri National Recreational River Management Plan Gavins Point Dam, South Dakota, To Ponca State Park, Nebraska

United States Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

The Missouri River begins at Three Forks, Montana, and flows southeasterly for 2,300 miles before joining the Mississippi River a few miles north of St. Louis, Missouri.  It ranks as the second longest and is one of the most famous rivers in the United States.  It was the primary route of Lewis and Clark.  The river shared with the Oregon Trail and the Santa Fe Trail the distinction of being one of the three main throughfares to the Far West.  It was a wild and unpredictable river that carried millions of pounds of freight.

Waters of this mighty river are …

Phase 1 Inspection Report: National Dam Safety Program. Mississippi - Kaskaskia - St. Louis Basin. Ditch Creek Dam, Washington County, Missouri, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Chicago, Illinois

Missouri Dam Safety Inspection Reports

This report presents the results of field inspection and evaluation of Ditch Creek Dam. It was prepared under the National Program of Inspection of Non-Federal Dams.

The inspection results indicate problems with the spillway adequacy. Although the dam is capable of passing the PMF without overtopping, the lack of a proper spillway and discharge channel and the need to pass runoff over a public transportation route (State Highway H) indicates a deficiency at this facility.

Phase 1 Inspection Report: National Dam Safety Program. Mississippi - Kaskaskia - St. Louis Basin. Cadet Mine Tailings Dam, Washington County, Missouri, International Engineering Company, Inc. Consulting Engineers, San Francisco, California

Missouri Dam Safety Inspection Reports

This report presents the results of field inspection and evaluation of the Cadet Mine Tailings Dam. It was prepared under the National Program of Inspection of Non-Federal Dams.

Phase 1 Inspection Report: National Dam Safety Program. Mississippi - Kaskaskia - St. Louis Basin. Lac Benet Dam, St. Francois County, Missouri, Hoskins-Western-Sonderegger, Inc. Consulting Engineers, Lincoln, Nebraska

Missouri Dam Safety Inspection Reports

This report presents the results of field inspection and evaluation of the Lac Benet Dam (MO 30281).

It was prepared under the National Program of Inspection of Non-Federal Dams.

This dam has been classified as unsafe, non-emergency by the St. Louis District as a result of the application of the following criteria:

a. Spillway will not pass 50 percent of the Probable Maximum Flood without overtopping the dam.

b. Overtopping of the dam could result in failure of the dam.

c. Dam failure significantly increases the hazard to loss of life downstream.

Phase 1 Inspection Report: National Dam Safety Program. Mississippi - Kaskaskia - St. Louis Basin. Little Indian Creek Dam, Washington County, Missouri, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Chicago, Illinois

Missouri Dam Safety Inspection Reports

This report presents the results of field inspection and evaluation of the Little Indian Creek Dam (MO 30718).

It was prepared under the National Program of Inspection of Non-Federal Dams.

This dam has been classified as unsafe, non-emergency by the St. Louis District as a result of the application of the following criteria:

a. This dam retains less than 50 percent of the Probable Maximum Flood without overtopping the embankment.

b. Overtopping of the embankment could result in failure of the dam.

c. Dam failure significantly increases the hazard to loss of life downstream.

Phase 1 Inspection Report: National Dam Safety Program. Mississippi -St. Francis Basin. Nims Lake Dam, Washington County, Missouri, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Chicago, Illinois

Missouri Dam Safety Inspection Reports

This report presents the results of field inspection and evaluation of Nims Lake Dam, Missouri Inventory Number 30064.

It was prepared under the National Program of Inspection of Non-Federal Dams.

This dam has been classified as unsafe, non-emergency by the St. Louis District as a result of the application of the following criteria:

a. Spillway will not pass 50 percent of the Probable Maximum Flood without overtopping the dam.

b. Overtopping of the dam could result in failure of the dam.

c. Dam failure significantly increases the hazard to loss of life downstream.

Traffic Speed Report No. 111 : Interim Report, Richard Philip Guenthner, George K. Stafford

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Determination Of Contract Time Durations For Ishc Highway Construction Projects, James E. Rowings

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

A Cost Effectiveness Approach For The Evaluation Of Highway Safety Improvements In The State Of Indiana, Taro Kaji

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Thin, Applied Surfacing For Improving Skid Resistance Of Concrete Pavements, Charles F. Scholer

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Use Of Extreme Value Theory In Estimating Flood Peaks From Mixed Populations, Ronand V. Canfield, D. R. Olsen, R. H. Hawkins, T. L. Chen

Reports

The flood magnitude for a given frequency or return period is estimated by fitting a probability distribution to the historical annual flood series. The log-Pearson type III distribution has been selected by the Water Resources Council for general use by the federal government, but practitioners should examine an annual flood series and use alternative distributions where they will produce better estimates. Empirical goodness of fit is one criterion for choosing a distribution, but the reasonableness of the assumptions theoretically associated with the form of the distribution should also be considered. In theory, extreme-value distributions are particularly applicable to flow series …

Influence Of Unsaturated Hydraulic Properties On Infiltration From Circular Surface Areas, Abdolhossien Nassehzadeh-Tabrizi, Roland W. Jeppson

Reports

The effects and interactive effects on infiltration of parameters in the Brooks-Corey equation for defining the hydraulic properties of unsaturated soils are investigated by analyzing the results of numerical solutions of the unsaturated flow characteristics resulting from water applied on a circular surface area. The soil parameters are allowed to vary continuously as a function of depth. The parameters that have been allowed to vary separately and in pairs are: (1) The pore size distribution exponent, (2) Pb- The bubbling pressure, (3) Sr- The residual saturation, (4) n- The soil porosity and (5) Ko- The saturated hydraulic conductivity. The conclusions …

A Study Of Mechanical Degradation Of A Coarse Aggregate Subject To Repeated Loading, Mark Alan Roenfeldt

Masters Theses

"This investigation concerns itself with the problem of mechanical degradation of a coarse aggregate and specifically as it is used as railroad ballast. Laboratory tests were used to study the aggregate with respect to its plastic deformation characteristics, the amount of degradation, changes in gradation, and the rate of change of degradation as a function of the number of load cycles.

The repeated load triaxial tests were used to study how degradation occurs with respect to aggregate gradation, relative density, and the number of load applications. The Los Angeles abrasion test was also used to determine the degradation of the …

Analysis Of Hardened Concrete For Admixture Content, William Lee Dolch

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Use Of Synthetic Demand Modeling Techniques In Transportation Planning For Small Urban Areas In Indiana, Kumares C. Sinha, Hani S. Mahmassani, James Robert Mekemson, Edward Wilson Hanscom

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Traffic Speed Report No. 112 : Interim Report, Richard Philip Guenthner, George K. Stafford

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Traffic Speed Report No. 113 : Interim Report, Richard Philip Guenthner, George K. Stafford

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

The Prediction Of The Freeze/Thaw Durability Of Coarse Aggregates In Concrete By Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry : Interim Report, Meredith Nickels Lindgren

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Several Maintenance Methods For Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavements, Eldon J. Yoder

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Of Recycling Bituminous Pavements, Volume 1 : Interim Report, James L. Mckinney

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

County Road Management - Guidelines For Boards Of County Commissioners, Jean E. Hittle

Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) Publications

The purpose of these guidelines is to provide new County Commissioners in Indiana with a basic orientation of their duties and responsibilities in the management of county road systems. It is also a convenient reference to review.

The Effects Of Added Softening Agents Upon The Behavior Of Cold Recycled Asphalt Mixtures : Interim Report, Akio Iida

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

The Fabric Of A Medium Plastic Clay Compacted In The Laboratory And In The Field : Interim Report, Dean Matthews White

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Additives To Control Slaking In Compacted Shales : Interim Report, Mariappa Surendra

JTRP Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Irish H & V News

Building Services Engineering

No abstract provided.

Missouri National Recreational River Nebraska And South Dakota General Design

United States Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

The purpose of this document is to serve as a general design memorandum (GDM) that provides the basic data and delineates the general procedure for implementation of the authorized project. This document provides an extension of the conceptual management program identified in the Management Plan and provides an update of the project cost estimate from 1978 to 1980 price levels.

General scopes of work, based on information available from ongoing studies is presented for recreation, cultural, visual, and fish and wildlife resources and for the bank preservation program.

The other resources outlined in the Management Plan, though not considered essential …

Final Environmental Impact Statement Missouri National Recreational River Nebraska And South Dakota

United States Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

The Missouri River from Gavins Point Dam to Ponca State Park, Nebraska, is one of the few remaining relatively natural, braided reaches of the Missouri River. The Corps of Engineers and the Heritage, Conservation, and Recreation Service have investigated public concerns related to streambank erosion control and recreational development along this river reach. Two plans were initially considered and one was selected for detailed study. The selected plan consists of development of the river reach as a recreation river under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. This plan would meet all streambank erosion control and recreational development needs and would …

Flora And Fauna A Biliography With Abstracts Or Partial Summaries

United States Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

The Missouri River from Gavins Point Dam to Ponca State Park, Nebraska was designated, on 10 November 1978, a National Recreational River. The purpose of the designation is to preserve and protect the river reach and to make its resources available for public use.

The Secretary of the Interior has been mandated to administer the river. Acting through the Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, the Secretary of the Interior has entered into a written cooperative agreement with the Secretary of the Army (acting through the Chief of Engineers) to provide for construction and maintenance of erosion control work …