Project Description
Description of the project
Sedimentation in the Port of Harlingen is relatively high, causing maintenance dredging costs. Frequently the municipality of Harlingen, the dredging contractor, and local pilots have a different opinion on the actual water depth available in critical spots in the port area. The municipality commissioned a quick scan of the situation in Port of Harlingen, aiming at a proposal for the execution of a series of measurements of hydraulic, sedimentologic and dredging parameters. The situation is complex because of sediment-rich tidal flows, density currents, and discharge of floodwater from backwaters.