Figure 7. Time history of maximum water column TSS concentrations with bucket release rate of 1.5 percent at the Fox Point Reach Central (FPRC) site.

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Figure 7. Time history of maximum water column TSS concentrations with bucket release rate of

1.5 percent at the Fox Point Reach Central (FPRC) site. Also shown are TSS concentrations

150 m (500 ft) and 300 m (1,000 ft) up and down channel of the site

levels as the tide changes. Table 4 summarizes the maximum peak concentrations computed and

the depths where those concentrations occurred. Note that some channel depths away from the

source are greater than those at the source.

Figure 8 shows the time history of the vertical locations of the maximum concentrations shown in

Figure 7. Since the vertical model layer resolution is 2 m (6 ft), the locations are plotted as odd

numbered depths that correspond to the center of each layer. The depth of maximum concentration

at the dredging site varies from -13 m (43 ft) to -1 m (3 ft) in a cyclic pattern over the tidal cycle.

The vertical oscillation of maximum concentration is less for the sites further away from the source

location. Thus, at 300 m (1,000 ft) down channel of the site, the relatively small concentration

oscillations (0-10 mg/L) only vary from -1 m (3 ft) to -7 m (23 ft).

Figure 9 shows the time history of the water column maximum TSS concentrations at the FPRC

site with a bucket release rate of 2 percent, along with maximum concentrations at locations 150 m

(500 ft) and 300 m (1,000 ft) up and down the channel from the site. The highest concentrations

(peaking at 72 mg/L) occur at the dredging site. The next highest concentration is 30 mg/L and

occurs 150 m (500 ft) up channel. At 300 m (1,000 ft) up channel, 150 m (500 ft) down channel,

and 300 m (1,000 ft) down channel from the site, maximum concentrations range from 16 to

21 mg/L. Table 4 also lists the maximum peak concentrations and the depths where the concentra-

tions occurred for this simulation.