Project Number: 6408-13000-018-10
Project Type: Reimbursable

Start Date: Aug 12, 2003
End Date: Aug 11, 2008

Objective:
The objective is to identify cost effective solutions for protecting levees of commercial aquaculture ponds and irrigation reservoirs from accelerated erosion by surface wave action in highly erodible soils of the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta.

Approach:
ARS will utilize the hydraulic laboratory facilities of the ARS National Sedimentation Laboratory to construct a physical model of typical levees and conduct tests to research and document the effectiveness of various mechanical treatment alternatives that serve to dissipate wind-wave energy and are cost effective. The data from these tests will be analyzed and compared to the extent possible with performance data from field tests planned by scientists from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.