JAN 1991
RIVER  VELOCITIES  AT  NEW  ORLEANS,  LA.
(MILE  102.8  AHP**)
Related  to  the  New  Orleans  (Carrollton)  Gage
Based on observations from 1973-1989 at the New Orleans and Belle Chasse discharge ranges.
GAGE	V E L O C I T Y
HEIGHT	M E A N					M A X I M U M
IN FEET
NGVD*	AT 60% DEPTH		AT SURFACE			AT 60% DEPTH		AT SURFACE
(86 ADJ)	FT/SEC	MI/HR	FT/SEC	MI/HR		FT/SEC	MI/HR	FT/SEC	MI/HR
1	0.8	0.5	0.9	0.6		1.0	0.7	1.1	0.8
2	1.5	1.0	1.7	1.2		1.8	1.2	2.0	1.4
3	2.0	1.4	2.3	1.6		2.6	1.8	2.9	2.0
4	2.4	1.6	2.7	1.8		3.1	2.1	3.5	2.4
5	2.8	1.9	3.2	2.2		3.7	2.5	4.2	2.9
6	3.1	2.1	3.5	2.4		4.2	2.9	4.8	3.3
7	3.4	2.3	3.8	2.6		4.7	3.2	5.3	3.6
8	3.7	2.5	4.2	2.9		5.1	3.5	5.8	4.0
9	4.0	2.7	4.5	3.1		5.5	3.8	6.2	4.2
10	4.3	2.9	4.9	3.3		5.9	4.0	6.7	4.6
11	4.7	3.2	5.3	3.6		6.3	4.3	7.1	4.8
12	5.1	3.5	5.8	4.0		6.7	4.6	7.6	5.2
13	5.4	3.7	6.1	4.2		7.1	4.8	8.0	5.5
14	5.8	4.0	6.6	4.5		7.5	5.1	8.5	5.8
15	6.2	4.2	7.0	4.8		8.1	5.5	9.2	6.3
16	6.7	4.6	7.6	5.2		8.7	5.9	9.8	6.7
17	7.3	5.0	8.2	5.6		9.5	6.5	10.7	7.3
18	7.8	5.3	8.8	6.0		10.3	7.0	11.6	7.9
* - NATIONAL GEODETIC VERTICAL DATUM (1986 ADJUSTMENT)
** - ABOVE HEAD OF PASSES
MILES PER HOUR = 0.682 X FT/SEC
KNOTS PER HOUR = 0.592 X FT/SEC
MILES PER HOUR = 1.152 X KNOTS
KNOTS PER HOUR = 0.868 X MI/HR