Connecting Fluvial Levee Deposition to Flood‐Basin Hydrology

Channel-levee System - the Major Controlling Mechanism for the Sediment Deposition on the Indus Fan

The Indus fan is the most pronounced and extensive physiographic and sedimentary feature of the Arabian Sea as well as it is the second largest submarine fan in the world. It has developed off the passive continental margin of Pakistan and India, covering an area of about 1.1 x10 km which makes it one of the largest sediment bodies in the ocean basins, totalling ~5 x 10 km in volume. The presen...

Simulation of Levee Erosion

In this report, I talk about my work on fluid simulation and erosion simulation. First some background knowledge about both fluid and hydraulic erosion simulation is discussed and then some technical details about a levee erosion simulator is presented. Some implementation results of the system are also presented and discussed. Finally, I will also discuss the difficulties I faced when doing th...

The Response of Fluvial Systems to Large Flood Events

In the summer of 2001, an intense thunderstorm in southeastern Caspian Sea triggered a catastrophic flood in the Madarsoo basin . Use of methods including high-resolution aerial photographs and satellite images interpretation, multi-date mapping, hydraulic calculations and field observations made possible the documentation of the geomorphic impacts on the Madarsoo River and its tributaries. Geo...

Zoar Levee Interim Risk Management

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers elevated Zoar Levee and Diversion Dam to a Dam Safety Action Class I (urgent and compelling) ranking due to seepage concerns. An accelerated program is in progress to address project deficiencies which include seepage through the levee’s glacial outwash foundation, through a fractured rock knoll beneath the levee, and through the dam’s fractured rock abutments a...

Entropy: From Thermodynamics to Hydrology