Browsing by Author "Cardoni, John J."

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    Dynamic Simulation of Turbidity and its Correction in Lak Chicot, Arkansas, U.S.A.
    (St. Anthony Falls Hydraulic Laboratory, 1989-05) Stefan, Heinz G.; Dhamotharan, S.; Schiebe, Frank R,; Fu, A. Y.; Cardoni, John J.
    Lake Chicot is an oxbow lake that was created more than 600 years ago by the meandering of the Mississippi River. It is located in Chicot County in southeastern Arkansas adjacent to the present Mississippi River (Fig. 1). As the largest natural lake in Arkansas, it earned an early reputation for its good fishing and recreational value.
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    Resqual II: A dynamic water quality simulation program for a stratified shallow lake or reservoir: application to Lake Chicot,Arkansas
    (1981-12) Stefan, Heinz G.; Cardoni, John J.; Fu, Alec Y.
    The inflow of fine suspended sediment from Connerly Bayou into Lake Chicot, Arkansas (Figs. I-I and 1-2) has caused a profound change in the appearance, the ecology, and the recreational use of the lake. Before 1920, Lake Chicot, a large oxbow lake with limited drainage area along the Mississippi River, was attractive for recreation. A disastrous flood in 1927, construction of levees, clearing of the land for row crops, and other events have significantly increased the suspended solids content and thereby the turbidity of the lake. To reduce the turbidity and to stabilize the lake level, the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers has constructed a new lake outlet structure and a 6500 cfs pumping station to divert inflow from Conner1y Bayou to the Mississippi River (Rothwell and Fletcher, 1979; Schiebe et a1., 1981).