Contents 



Page 



I, Sununary - Introduction 1 



II. The Role of Modern Hydraulic Models 9 



III. The Scales of the Barataria Bay Model 11 



IV. Reconciliation of Kinematic and Dynamic Processes l6 



V. The Tide Machine 24 



VI. Kinematic Verification of the Model 29 



VII. Specifications of the Model Tests 32 



VIII. Chemistry of the Bleed Water Tracer 34 



IX. Auxiliary Pumping Systems 39 



X. The Reliability of the Model Tests 43 



XI. "First Arrival" Tests 44 



Appendix I Schedule of procedure in model tests 

 II Photographic and Chemical log 

 III Drawings of results of model tests 

 IV Tide records attached to Copy No. 1. The 

 tides are also indicated on the time-lapse 

 motion and still pictures of the model tests 

 V U, S. Weather Bureau reports from Grand Isle, 

 Louisiana station attached to Copy No. 1 



