Galveston District, Task Order: Sediment Dynamics in Shallow-Bay Ship Channels In-Situ Measurements of Physical Forces and Biological Parameters in Coastal and Estuarine Systems

The objective of this effort is to study the causes of chronic and episodic shoaling near the flares of the Bayport and Barbour’s Cut ship channels, and in the Houston Ship Channel primarily focused between the Barbour’s Cut and Red Fish Island. A field data collection effort is proposed to inform additional numerical model sediment transport estimation, calibration, and validation. A data gap analysis will be performed to identify exactly where and how much data needs to be collected in-situ for: bed sediment, suspended sediment, hydrodynamics for model input, and performance of a sediment trend analysis to determine the apparent source of shoaling material. This Data Gap analysis will include input and draft reviews from ERDC-CHL, Port of Houston, and USACE Galveston.

In-Situ Measurements of Physical Forces and Biological Parameters in Coastal and Estuarine Systems, Galveston District, Task Order: Sediment Dynamics in Shallow-Bay Ship Channels Grant