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  4. Hydrodynamic and sediment transport model of the mouth of the Columbia River, Washington and Oregon, 2020-2021

Hydrodynamic and sediment transport model of the mouth of the Columbia River, Washington and Oregon, 2020-2021

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2020-09-22
End Date
2021-03-10

Citation

Stevens, A.W., Moritz, H.R., and McMillan, J.M., 2023, Bathymetry data and sediment transport modeling of a submerged nearshore berm at the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, 2020-2021: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9RVK9S9.

Summary

A three-dimensional hydrodynamic and sediment transport model application of the mouth of the Columbia River (MCR) was constructed using the Delft3D4 (D3D) modeling suite (Deltares, 2021) to simulate water levels, flow, waves, and sediment transport for time period of September 22, 2020 to March 10, 2021. The model was used to predict the dispersal of sediment from a submerged, nearshore berm composed of sediment that was dredged from the entrance to the MCR navigation channel and placed on the northern flank of the ebb-tidal delta. This data release describes the development and validation of the model application and provides input files suitable to run the models on D3D software version 4.04.01.

Contacts

Point of Contact :
PCMSC Science Data Coordinator
Originator :
Andrew W Stevens, Hans R. Moritz, James M. McMillan
Metadata Contact :
PCMSC Science Data Coordinator
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
USGS Mission Area :
Natural Hazards
SDC Data Owner :
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

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mcr_model_metadata.xml
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mcr_model_grids.png
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1.2 GB application/zip
1.13 GB application/zip

Purpose

The hydrodynamic and sediment transport model was used to predict the dispersal of sediment from a submerged, nearshore berm composed of sediment dredged from the navigation channel in the mouth of the Columbia River. The model was calibrated based on observations of berm morphology acquired with repeated multibeam bathymetric surveys. Model predictions were used to evaluate the efficiency of the nearshore berm location to enhance supply of sediment to an eroding coastline north of the inlet.
Maps of Delft3D model
Maps of Delft3D model

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