Scholars' Mine Masters Theses Student Theses and Dissertations Fall 2010 Stability of streambanks subjected to highly variable streamflows: the Osage River Downstream of Bagnell Dam Kathryn Nicole Heinley Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses Part of the Civil Engineering Commons Department: Recommended Citation Heinley, Kathryn Nicole, "Stability of streambanks subjected to highly variable streamflows: the Osage River Downstream of Bagnell Dam" (2010). Masters Theses. 5022. https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/5022 This thesis is brought to you by Scholars' Mine, a service of the Missouri S&T Library and Learning Resources. This work is protected by U. S. Copyright Law. Unauthorized use including reproduction for redistribution requires the permission of the copyright holder. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. STABILITY OF STREAMBANKS SUBJECTED TO HIGHLY VARIABLE STREAMFLOWS: THE OSAGE RIVER DOWNSTREAM OF BAGNELL DAM by KATHRYN NICOLE HEINLEY A THESIS Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING 2010 Approved by Cesar Mendoza, Ph.D., Advisor A. Curtis Elmore, Ph.D., P.E. Charles D. Morris, Ph.D., P.E. © 2010 Kathryn Nicole Heinley All Rights Reserved 111 ABSTRACT Streambank erosion of the Osage River downstream of Bagnell Dam is naturally occurring; however, it may be significantly worsened due to releases made from the dam to generate hydropower. In this study, six typical outflow release patterns from Bagnell Dam were evaluated to determine their effects, if any, on the stability and the rate and amount of erosion of the banks of the Osage River.