Timothy D Straub (Former Employee)
Science and Products
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Monitoring of green infrastructure at The Grove in Bloomington, Illinois Monitoring of green infrastructure at The Grove in Bloomington, Illinois
The City of Bloomington, Illinois, restored Kickapoo Creek to a more natural state by incorporating green infrastructure—specifically flood-plain reconnection, riparian wetlands, meanders, and rock riffles—at a 90-acre park within The Grove residential development. A team of State and Federal agencies and contractors are collecting data to monitor the effectiveness of this stream...
Authors
Donald P. Roseboom, Timothy D. Straub
Control-structure ratings on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal near Lockport, Illinois Control-structure ratings on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal near Lockport, Illinois
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago regulate flows through control structures along the Lake Michigan lakefront and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (CSSC) for Lake Michigan diversion accounting, flood control, sanitary, and navigation purposes. This report documents the measurement and computation of flow through the...
Authors
Timothy D. Straub, Kevin K. Johnson, Jon Hortness, James J. Duncker
Independent technical review and analysis of hydraulic modeling and hydrology under low-flow conditions of the Des Plaines River near Riverside, Illinois Independent technical review and analysis of hydraulic modeling and hydrology under low-flow conditions of the Des Plaines River near Riverside, Illinois
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has operated a streamgage and published daily flows for the Des Plaines River at Riverside since Oct. 1, 1943. A HEC-RAS model has been developed to estimate the effect of the removal of Hofmann Dam near the gage on low-flow elevations in the reach approximately 3 miles upstream from the dam. The Village of Riverside, the Illinois Department of Natural...
Authors
Thomas M. Over, Timothy D. Straub, Jon Hortness, Elizabeth A. Murphy
Pier and contraction scour prediction in cohesive soils at selected bridges in Illinois Pier and contraction scour prediction in cohesive soils at selected bridges in Illinois
This report presents the results of testing the Scour Rate In Cohesive Soils-Erosion Function Apparatus (SRICOS-EFA) method for estimating scour depth of cohesive soils at 15 bridges in Illinois. The SRICOS-EFA method for complex pier and contraction scour in cohesive soils has two primary components. The first component includes the calculation of the maximum contraction and pier scour...
Authors
Timothy D. Straub, Thomas M. Over
Effect of detention basin release rates on flood flows: Application of a model to the Blackberry Creek Watershed in Kane County, Illinois Effect of detention basin release rates on flood flows: Application of a model to the Blackberry Creek Watershed in Kane County, Illinois
The effects of stormwater detention basins with specified release rates are examined on the watershed scale with a Hydrological Simulation Program - FORTRAN (HSPF) continuous-simulation model. Modeling procedures for specifying release rates from detention basins with orifice and weir discharge configurations are discussed in this report. To facilitate future detention modeling as a tool...
Authors
David T. Soong, Elizabeth A. Murphy, Timothy D. Straub
Control-Structure Ratings on the Fox River at McHenry and Algonquin, Illinois Control-Structure Ratings on the Fox River at McHenry and Algonquin, Illinois
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources-Office of Water Resources operates control structures on a reach of the Fox River in northeastern Illinois between McHenry and Algonquin. The structures maintain water levels in the river for flood-control and recreational purposes. This report documents flow ratings for hinged-crest gates, a broad-crested weir, sluice gates, and an ogee...
Authors
Timothy D. Straub, Gary P. Johnson, Jon Hortness, Joseph R. Parker
Non-USGS Publications**
Straub, T.D., and Bednar, R.J., 2002, Bias in Runoff Parameter Estimation Induced by Rainfall Data, Proceedings of the Second Federal Interagency Hydrologic Modeling Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada 7 p.
Straub, T.D., and Parmar, P.S., 1998, Comparison of rainfall records collected by different rain-gage networks, Proceedings of the First Federal Interagency Hydrologic Modeling Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, p. 7-25-7-32
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 33
Monitoring of green infrastructure at The Grove in Bloomington, Illinois Monitoring of green infrastructure at The Grove in Bloomington, Illinois
The City of Bloomington, Illinois, restored Kickapoo Creek to a more natural state by incorporating green infrastructure—specifically flood-plain reconnection, riparian wetlands, meanders, and rock riffles—at a 90-acre park within The Grove residential development. A team of State and Federal agencies and contractors are collecting data to monitor the effectiveness of this stream...
Authors
Donald P. Roseboom, Timothy D. Straub
Control-structure ratings on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal near Lockport, Illinois Control-structure ratings on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal near Lockport, Illinois
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago regulate flows through control structures along the Lake Michigan lakefront and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (CSSC) for Lake Michigan diversion accounting, flood control, sanitary, and navigation purposes. This report documents the measurement and computation of flow through the...
Authors
Timothy D. Straub, Kevin K. Johnson, Jon Hortness, James J. Duncker
Independent technical review and analysis of hydraulic modeling and hydrology under low-flow conditions of the Des Plaines River near Riverside, Illinois Independent technical review and analysis of hydraulic modeling and hydrology under low-flow conditions of the Des Plaines River near Riverside, Illinois
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has operated a streamgage and published daily flows for the Des Plaines River at Riverside since Oct. 1, 1943. A HEC-RAS model has been developed to estimate the effect of the removal of Hofmann Dam near the gage on low-flow elevations in the reach approximately 3 miles upstream from the dam. The Village of Riverside, the Illinois Department of Natural...
Authors
Thomas M. Over, Timothy D. Straub, Jon Hortness, Elizabeth A. Murphy
Pier and contraction scour prediction in cohesive soils at selected bridges in Illinois Pier and contraction scour prediction in cohesive soils at selected bridges in Illinois
This report presents the results of testing the Scour Rate In Cohesive Soils-Erosion Function Apparatus (SRICOS-EFA) method for estimating scour depth of cohesive soils at 15 bridges in Illinois. The SRICOS-EFA method for complex pier and contraction scour in cohesive soils has two primary components. The first component includes the calculation of the maximum contraction and pier scour...
Authors
Timothy D. Straub, Thomas M. Over
Effect of detention basin release rates on flood flows: Application of a model to the Blackberry Creek Watershed in Kane County, Illinois Effect of detention basin release rates on flood flows: Application of a model to the Blackberry Creek Watershed in Kane County, Illinois
The effects of stormwater detention basins with specified release rates are examined on the watershed scale with a Hydrological Simulation Program - FORTRAN (HSPF) continuous-simulation model. Modeling procedures for specifying release rates from detention basins with orifice and weir discharge configurations are discussed in this report. To facilitate future detention modeling as a tool...
Authors
David T. Soong, Elizabeth A. Murphy, Timothy D. Straub
Control-Structure Ratings on the Fox River at McHenry and Algonquin, Illinois Control-Structure Ratings on the Fox River at McHenry and Algonquin, Illinois
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources-Office of Water Resources operates control structures on a reach of the Fox River in northeastern Illinois between McHenry and Algonquin. The structures maintain water levels in the river for flood-control and recreational purposes. This report documents flow ratings for hinged-crest gates, a broad-crested weir, sluice gates, and an ogee...
Authors
Timothy D. Straub, Gary P. Johnson, Jon Hortness, Joseph R. Parker
Non-USGS Publications**
Straub, T.D., and Bednar, R.J., 2002, Bias in Runoff Parameter Estimation Induced by Rainfall Data, Proceedings of the Second Federal Interagency Hydrologic Modeling Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada 7 p.
Straub, T.D., and Parmar, P.S., 1998, Comparison of rainfall records collected by different rain-gage networks, Proceedings of the First Federal Interagency Hydrologic Modeling Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, p. 7-25-7-32
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government