This package consolidates the HUC08040207 - Lower Ouachita (OU) Louisiana Watershed Initiative modeling program and related data that was developed by Freese and Nichols, Inc. (FNI).
For project planning and design, it is recomended to use the final LWI base models: "Lower Ouachita - Main Stem: Design Storm Atlas 14 Everywhere HEC-RAS Model for Louisiana Watershed Initiative," "Lower Ouachita - Bayou De Siard: Design Storm Atlas 14 Everywhere HEC-RAS Model for Louisiana Watershed Initiative," and "Lower Ouachita - Design Storm HEC-HMS Model for Louisiana Watershed Initiative." Within the HEC-RAS design storm model, final design storm plans are provided for the 35 design storm frequency (5-year, 10-year, 25-year, 50-year, 100-year, 200-year, 500-year) and duration combinations (6-hr, 12-hr, 24-hr, 48-hr, 72-hr). The critical duration is 24-hr, and the associated plans are recommended for design. Results rasters are provided for each of the 24 hr event. These rasters were created by running the 24-hr event in HEC-RAS and exporting the WSE, Depth and Velocity rasters. The depth rasters created from the design storm models were used in the provided Go-Consequences consequence analyses. The Go-Consequences analysis was verified using select events in the consequence analysis software HEC-FIA; these results are also provided.
The Lower Ouachita HEC-HMS Design Storm model covers the full extent of HUC08040207 and includes design storm events. The Lower Ouachita HEC-HMS Calibration and Validation model covers the full extent of HUC08040207 and includes calibration and validation events. The Lower Ouachita - Main Stem HEC-RAS Design Storm model covers the lower portion of HUC08040207 and includes design storm events as well as calibration and validation events. The Lower Ouachita - Bayou Desiard HEC-RAS Design Storm model covers the upper portion of HUC08040207 and includes design storm events as well as calibration and validation events.
The Lonewa Creek Proof of Concept model is a breakout model of the Castor Creek design storm model. It is provided in this package as well.
The modeled streams include: Bayou de Siard, Bayou de Siard Tributary #2, Mill Bayou, Chauvin Bayou, Chauvin Bayou Tributary #1, Chauvin Bayou Tributary #2, Ouachita River, Mill Bayou, Black Bayou, Slough Bayou, Tupawek Bayou, Haha Bayou, Bayou Louis, Tiger Bayou, Bayou Falcon, Rawson Creek, Bushley Bayou, Cheniere Creek, Bryant Cranch, Longs, Creek, Booker Branch, Rogers Creek, Bayou Lapine, Steep Bayou. The terrain used for modeling primarily sources the 2021 Department of Transportation and Development LiDAR with bathymetry incorporated from surveys conducted by Nixon Engineering in 2021 and 2022. The model and terrain use the vertical datum NAVD88 and the State-Plane projection NAD 1983 (2011) State Plane Louisiana North FIPS 1701 (US Feet).
Keywords: ['Frequency', 'hec', 'hec-hms', 'hms', 'hydrology', 'lwi', 'model', 'modeling region 2', 'planning region 3', 'Software', 'USACE']
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