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RECORD NUMBER: 261 OF 432Main Title | Parametric Study of Water Resource Variables in a Delta Region of South Louisiana - Bayou LaFourche. Volume I. Technical Discussion, Volume II, Appendices. | |||||||||||
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Author | Whitehurst, Charles A. ; Kinney, Ralph A. ; McPhate., Andrew J. ; | |||||||||||
CORP Author | Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge. Div. of Engineering Research. | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1974 | |||||||||||
Report Number | OWRR-C-4090(9018); W74-08289 ; OWRR-C-4090(9018)(1) | |||||||||||
Stock Number | PB-232 521 | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Water pollution ; Lafourche Bayou ; Louisiana ; Industrial wastes ; Estuaries ; Water quality ; Chemical properties ; Water consumption ; Biochemical oxygen demand ; Management ; Tides ; Surface water runoff ; Flood control ; Sewage disposal ; Mathematical models ; Hydraulics ; Computer programs ; Water pollution effects(Animals) ; Water pollution effects(Plants) | |||||||||||
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Collation | 322p | |||||||||||
Abstract | Bayou Lafourche is the only fresh water source for the population (150,000) of several Parishes in South Louisiana. It is presently under stress due to increased navigation, flooding, and industrial use. The Bayou was modeled both hydrologically and from a water quality viewpoint. Tides and winds proved to be the most influential factors in the movement of the stream, and these factors, coupled with the complexity of the Canal-Bayou-estuary network, generated a unique modeling effort. Baseline biological indices were established for the Bayou. An attempt to correlate all measured parameters including chemical, biological and hydrological, was made. Water needs through 1980 were predicted. |