U.S. Department of Defense
Date of this Version
1992
Abstract
The US Army Engineer District, Los Angeles, recently completed a study regarding the adequacy of an existing flood control system in Los Angeles County. Results of this study indicate that the level of protection afforded by the system is as low as 25-year in heavily urbanized areas. The Corps of Engineers plans to increase the capacity in two mainstem channels, raising the level of protection to greater than 1OO-year, by constructing parapet walls on top of existing levees and modifying constrictive bridges. A physical model study will be conducted to aid in analysis of complex design problems and will provide opportunities to develop new designs and design criteria.
Comments
Published in Hydraulic Engineering: Saving a Threatened Resource—In Search of Solutions: Proceedings of the Hydraulic Engineering sessions at Water Forum ’92. Baltimore, Maryland, August 2–6, 1992. Published by American Society of Civil Engineers.