Hydraulic and Flow Studies Related to Sediment Transport, Kentucky River, Kentucky

Authors

Bruce R. Moore, University of Kentucky
Michael R. Short, University of Kentucky
Thomas Wachs, University of Kentucky

Abstract

This study related the conditions of flow and channel shape to distribution of sediment types in the Kentucky River. Seven distinct types of sediment association were delineated and these have a regular pattern of distribution influenced by the presence of navigation locks and dams. The most suitable locations for commercial extraction of bed material were clearly indicated and the variations of sand size delineated by the study. The irregular discharge pattern of the stream indicates potential problems in the disposal of solid waste pollutants.

A remeasurement of the dredge hole in the Ohio River indicated a continuation of the same vortex scour action and sand deposition analysed in earlier work.

Publication Date

12-1974

Report Number

81

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.13023/kwrri.rr.81

Funding Information

The work on which this.report is based was supported in part by funds provided by the Office of Water Resources Research, United States Department of the Interior, as authorized under the Water Resources Research Act of 1964.

Repository Citation

Moore, Bruce R.; Short, Michael R.; and Wachs, Thomas, "Hydraulic and Flow Studies Related to Sediment Transport, Kentucky River, Kentucky" (1974). KWRRI Research Reports. 117.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/kwrri_reports/117