List of Publications - Tony L. Wahl
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Conference Papers and Journal Articles
1. Wahl, Kenneth L., and Tony L. Wahl, 1988, "Effects of Regional Ground-Water Declines on Streamflows in the Oklahoma Panhandle," Proceedings, Symposium on Water-Use Data for Water Resources Management, American Water Resources Association, Tucson, Arizona. [online paper]
2. Wahl, Tony L., 1990, Draft Tube Surging Hydraulic Model Study, Master's Thesis, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, Summer Term 1990. [online thesis]
3. Wahl, Tony L., Morris M. Skinner, and Henry T. Falvey, 1991, "The Twin Vortex Draft Tube Surge," Waterpower '91, Proceedings, International Conference on Hydropower, American Society of Civil Engineers, Denver, Colorado, July 24-26, 1991. [online paper]
4. Wahl, Tony L., and K. Warren Frizell, 1991, "Detecting the Twin Vortex Draft Tube Surge," Hydraulic Engineering, Proceedings, 1991 National Conference on Hydraulic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Nashville, Tennessee, July 29 - August 2, 1991. [online paper]
5. Wahl, Tony L., 1991, "Research and Development for Better Trash Screening and Cleaning Devices," Water Operation & Maintenance Bulletin, No. 158, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, December 1991. [online paper]
6. Skinner, Morris M., and Tony L. Wahl, 1991, Evaluation of Techniques for Detection of Cavitation on the Runner of a Model Hydraulic Turbine, Report No. R-91-11, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, December 1991.
7. Wahl, Tony L., 1992, Investigation of Debris and Safety Boom Alternatives for Bureau of Reclamation Use, Report No. R-92-04, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, February 1992. [online paper]
8. Wahl, Tony L., 1992, Trash Control Structures and Equipment: A Literature Review and Survey of Bureau of Reclamation Experience, Report No. R-92-05, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, February 1992. [online paper]
9. Wahl, Tony L., 1992, "Beware of Blowback," Water Operation & Maintenance Bulletin, No. 159, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, March 1992. [online paper]
10. Wahl, Kenneth L., and Tony L. Wahl, 1993, "The Influence of Ground-Water-Level Declines on Streamflow in the Oklahoma Panhandle--An Update," Oklahoma's Water and Sustainable Development Conference, February 17-18, 1993. [Presentation for the Oklahoma Governor's Coordinating Committee on Water Resources Research; a Proceedings containing abstracts was published.] [online abstract]
11. Wahl, Tony L., 1993, Hydraulic Model Study of Horseshoe Dam Fuse Plug Auxiliary Spillway, Report No. R-93-10, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, May 1993. [online paper]
12. Young, Douglas, Tony L. Wahl, and Jerry Miller, 1994, "Assessment of Alternatives for Enhancing DO in the Deer Creek Reservoir Tailwater, Provo River, Utah," Bonneville Chapter American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, March 4, 1994. [Presentation made by Douglas Young; no published paper.]
13. Wahl, Tony L., 1994, "Draft Tube Surging Times Two: The Twin Vortex Phenomenon", Hydro Review, Vol. XIII, No. 1, February 1994. [online paper]
14. Wahl, Tony L., Jerry Miller, and Douglas Young, 1994, "Testing Turbine Aeration for Dissolved Oxygen Enhancement," Fundamentals and Advancements in Hydraulic Measurements and Experimentation, American Society of Civil Engineers Symposium, Buffalo, New York, August 1-5, 1994. [online paper]
15. Wahl, Tony L., 1994, "Aerating Powerplant Flows to Improve Water Quality," Currents - Transferring Information on Water Technology and Environmental Research, Research and Laboratory Services Division, Bureau of Reclamation, Spring/Summer, 1994. [online paper]
16. Wahl, Tony L., 1995, "Remote Control of a Solar-Powered Inflatable-Gate Check Structure," Water Operation & Maintenance Bulletin, No. 171, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, March 1995. [online paper]
17. Wahl, Tony L., 1995, "Venting Hydroturbines for Dissolved Oxygen Enhancement," U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation Power Operation & Maintenance Workshop, Laughlin, Nevada, May 2-4, 1995. [online paper]
18. Wahl, Tony L., and Douglas Young, 1995, "Dissolved Oxygen Enhancement on the Provo River," Waterpower '95, Proceedings, International Conference on Hydropower, American Society of Civil Engineers, San Francisco, California, July 25-28, 1995. [online paper]
19. Wahl, Tony L., 1995, "Hydraulic Testing of Static Self-Cleaning Inclined Screens," Water Resources Engineering, Proceedings of the First International Conference on Water Resources Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, San Antonio, Texas, August 14-18, 1995. [online paper]
20. Wahl, Kenneth L., and Tony L. Wahl, 1995, "Determining the Flow of Comal Springs at New Braunfels, Texas," Texas Water '95, American Society of Civil Engineers Symposium, San Antonio, Texas, August 16-17, 1995. [online paper]
21. Wahl, Tony L., 1997, "Predicting Embankment Dam Breach Parameters - A Needs Assessment," 27th IAHR Congress, International Association for Hydraulic Research, San Francisco, California, August 10-15, 1997. [online paper]
22. Wahl, Tony L., 1998, "Breach Parameter Prediction Methods and the Need for and Potential Benefits of Improved Breach Models," Proceedings, International Dam Breach Processes Workshop, March 10-11, 1998, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
23. Wahl, Tony L., and Albert J. Clemmens, 1998, "Improved Software for Design of Long-Throated Flumes," in Contemporary Challenges for Irrigation and Drainage, Proceedings of the 14th Technical Conference on Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control, U.S. Committee on Irrigation and Drainage, Phoenix, Arizona, June 3-6, 1998. [online paper]
24. Wahl, Tony L., 1998, Prediction of Embankment Dam Breach Parameters: A Literature Review and Needs Assessment, Dam Safety Research Report DSO-98-004, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, July 1998. [online paper]
25. Vermeyen, Tracy, and Tony Wahl, 1999, "Experiences Using Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCP) for Physical Model Calibrations". 3rd International Symposium on Ecohydraulics, July 13-16, 1999, Salt Lake City, Utah. [online paper]
26. Wahl, Tony L., and Elisabeth A. Cohen, 1999, "Determination of Controlled-Release Capacity from Trinity Dam", 1999 International Water Resources Engineering Conference, American Society of Civil Engineers, Seattle, Washington, August 8-11, 1999. [online paper]
27. Wahl, Tony L., 1999, Book review of "Experimentation and Uncertainty Analysis for Engineers, 2nd ed.", Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, vol. 125, no. 12, December, 1999. [online paper]
28. Ettema, R., R. Arndt, P. Roberts, and T. Wahl, 2000, Hydraulic Modeling: Concepts and Practice, American Society of Civil Engineers, Manual No. 97, New York, NY.
29. Hamilton, B., J. Peterson, B. Einhellig, W. Frizell, T. Vermeyen, and T. Wahl, 2000, "Session Notes for Water Management Workshop-Water Measurement, Parts 1 and 2", Water Operation and Maintenance Bulletin, No. 192, June 2000, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. [online paper]
30. Wahl, Tony L., 2000, "Analyzing ADV Data Using WinADV". 2000 Joint Conference on Water Resources Engineering and Water Resources Planning & Management, American Society of Civil Engineers, July 30 - August 2, 2000, Minneapolis, Minnesota. [online paper]
31. Wahl, Tony L., and Robert F. Einhellig, 2000, "Laboratory Testing and Numerical Modeling of Coanda-Effect Screens". 2000 Joint Conference on Water Resources Engineering and Water Resources Planning & Management, American Society of Civil Engineers, July 30 - August 2, 2000, Minneapolis, Minnesota. [online paper]
32. Wahl, Tony L., John A. Replogle, Brian T. Wahlin, and James A. Higgs, 2000, "New Developments in Design and Application of Long-Throated Flumes". 2000 Joint Conference on Water Resources Engineering and Water Resources Planning & Management, American Society of Civil Engineers, July 30 - August 2, 2000, Minneapolis, Minnesota. [online paper]
33. Wahl, Tony L., Albert J. Clemmens, John A. Replogle, and Marinus G. Bos, 2000, "WinFlume - Windows-Based Software for the Design of Long-Throated Measuring Flumes". Fourth Decennial National Irrigation Symposium, American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Nov. 14-16, 2000, Phoenix, Arizona. [online paper]
34. Wittler, Rodney J., Blair P. Greimann and Tony L. Wahl, 2001, "Emergency Dam Break Analyses Following the Cerro Grande Fire near Los Alamos, New Mexico", 2001 World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, ASCE Environmental and Water Resources Institute, May 20-24, 2001, Orlando, Florida. [online paper and poster]
35. Wahl, Tony L., 2001, "Hydraulic Performance of Coanda-Effect Screens". Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 127, No. 6, June 2001, pp. 480-488. [online paper]
36. Wahl, Tony L., 2001, "The Uncertainty of Embankment Dam Breach Parameter Predictions Based on Dam Failure Case Studies". USDA/FEMA Workshop on Issues, Resolutions, and Research Needs Related to Dam Failure Analysis, June 26-28, 2001, Oklahoma City, OK. [online paper]
37. Bestgen, Kevin R., Jay M. Bundy, Koreen A. Zelasko, and Tony L. Wahl, 2001, "Exclusion and Survival Rates of Early Life Stages of Fathead Minnows Released Over Inclined Wedge-Wire Screens, final report submitted to Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, Denver, Colorado, August 15, 2001.
38. Clemmens, Albert J., Tony L. Wahl, Marinus G. Bos, and John A. Replogle, 2001, Water Measurement with Flumes and Weirs, ILRI Publication 58, International Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 382 p. [online access]
39. Wahl, Tony L., Albert J. Clemmens, Marinus G. Bos, and John A. Replogle, 2002, "Tools for Design, Calibration, Construction and Use of Long-Throated Flumes and Broad-Crested Weirs". USCID/EWRI Conference on Energy, Climate, Environment and Water, San Luis Obispo, CA, July 10-13, 2002. [online paper]
40. Wahl, Tony L., 2002, "Performance Limits of Width-Contracted Flumes". EWRI/IAHR Specialty Conference on Hydraulic Measurements and Experimental Methods, Estes Park, CO, July 28-Aug. 1, 2002. [online paper]
41. Wahl, Tony L., Clifford A. Pug, Kevin A. Oberg, and Tracy B. Vermeyen, editors, 2002. Hydraulic Measurements and Experimental Methods. Proceedings of the Specialty Conference sponsored by the Environmental and Water Resources Institute of ASCE and the International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research. Estes Park, Colorado, July 28 - August 1, 2002.
42. Wahl, Tony L., Albert J. Clemmens, and John A. Replogle, 2003, "The Energy Correction for Calibration of Submerged Radial Gates", Second International Conference on Irrigation and Drainage, USCID, Phoenix, AZ, May 12-15, 2003. [online paper and poster].
43. Wahl, Tony L., 2003, Discussion of "Despiking Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter Data". Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 129, No. 6. [online paper]
44. Wahl, Tony L., 2003, Design Guidance for Coanda-Effect Screens. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Research Report R-03-03. July 2003. [online paper]
45. Wahl, Tony L., and Henry Magallanez, 2004, "Low-Cost Pipeline Flow Meter". Water Operation & Maintenance Bulletin, No. 207, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, March 2004. [online paper]
46. Wahl, Tony L., 2004, "Uncertainty of Predictions of Embankment Dam Breach Parameters". Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 130, No. 5, pp. 389-397. [online paper]
47. Wahl, Tony L., 2004, "Issues and Problems with Calibration of Canal Gates". World Water & Environmental Resources Congress, Salt Lake City, UT, June 27 - July 1, 2004. Environmental and Water Resources Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers. [online paper]
48. Wahl, Tony L., Robert K. Weir, John K. Cerise, Brian Sauer, and Jack Wergin, 2004, "Labor-Saving Debris and Fish Screens". Water Operation & Maintenance Bulletin , No. 208, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, June 2004. [online paper]
49. Bestgen, Kevin R. , Jay M. Bundy, Koreen A. Zelasko, and Tony L. Wahl , 2004, "Effectiveness of high velocity inclined profile-bar fish screens measured by exclusion and survival of early life stages of fathead minnow ". North American Journal of Fisheries Management, Vol. 24, No. 4, November 2004, pp. 1228-1239. [online paper]
50. Wahl, Tony L., Albert J. Clemmens, John A. Replogle and Marinus G. Bos, 2005, "Simplified Design of Flumes and Weirs". Irrigation and Drainage, International Commission on Irrigation Drainage, John Wiley & Sons. Vol. 54, No. 2, April 2005, pp. 231-247. [online paper]
51. Wahl, Tony L. , and Albert J. Clemmens, 2005. "Applying the Energy-Momentum Method to Radial Gate Discharge Calibration". World Water & Environmental Resources Congress, Anchorage , AK , May 15-19, 2005. Environmental and Water Resources Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers. [online paper]
52. Wahlin, Brian T., Tony L. Wahl , Juan A. Gonzalez-Castro, Janice Fulford, and Michael Robeson, 2005. "Task Committee on Experimental Uncertainty and Measurement Errors in Hydraulic Engineering: An Update". World Water & Environmental Resources Congress, Anchorage , AK , May 15-19, 2005 . Environmental and Water Resources Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers. [online paper]
53. Wahl, Tony L., 2005, "Refined Energy Correction for Calibration of Submerged Radial Gates". Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 131, No. 6, June 2005, pp. 457-466. [online paper]
54. Wahl, Tony L., 2005. " Incorporating Sharp-Crested Weirs into Irrigation SCADA Systems". SCADA and Related Technologies for Irrigation District Modernization, USCID, Vancouver , WA , October 26-29, 2005. [online paper] [poster]
55. Wahl, Tony L. (editor), 2007. “ Utah Water Measurement Pocket Reference,” Utah Association of Conservation Districts.
56. Wahl, Tony L. , 2007. “Software for Discharge Calibration of Canal Radial Gates”. Proceedings, Hydraulic Measurements and Experimental Methods, Lake Placid, NY, September 10-12, 2007, Environmental and Water Resources Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers. [online paper]
57. Wahl, Tony L., Albert J. Clemmens, John A. Replogle, and Marinus G. Bos, 2007. Discussion of “Broad-Crested Weirs with Rectangular Compound Cross Sections,” Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Vol. 133, No. 6, Nov./Dec. 2007, pp. 616-618. [online paper]
58. Wahl, Tony L. , Albert J. Clemmens, John A. Replogle, and Marinus G. Bos, 2007, "WinFlume — Windows-Based Software for the Design and Calibration of Long-Throated Measuring Flumes". in Innovative Technologies and Management for Water Saving in Agriculture, International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage. [Invited revision of 2000 paper by similar title.]
59. Wahl, Tony L., 2007. “Laboratory Investigations of Embankment Dam Erosion and Breach Processes”, CEA Technologies Inc., Dam Safety Interest Group, CEATI Report No. T032700-0207A, 60 pp.
60. Wahl, Tony L. , Frizell, Kathleen H., and Cohen, Elisabeth A., 2008. "Computing the Trajectory of Free Jets." Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. , Vol. 134, No. 2, February 2008, pp. 256-260. [online paper]
61. Wahl, Tony L. , Gregory J. Hanson, Jean-Robert Courivaud, Mark W. Morris, René Kahawita, Jeffrey T. McClenathan, and D. Michael Gee, 2008. “Development of Next-Generation Embankment Dam Breach Models”. U.S. Society on Dams, 2008 Annual Meeting and Conference, April 28-May 2, Portland, Oregon. [online paper]
62. Regazzoni, P.L., Marot, D., Courivaud, J.R., Hanson, G., and Wahl, T., 2008. “Soils Erodibility: A Comparison between the Jet Erosion Test and the Hole Erosion Test,” Inaugural International Conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute, Minneapolis, MN May 18-21, 2008. [online paper]
63. Regazzoni, P.L., Wahl, T.L., Hanson, G.J., Courivaud, J.R., and Marot, D., 2008. “Caracterisation de la Sensibilite a l’Erosion des Sols: Confrontation de Deux Erodimetres (Soils Erodibility Characterisation: Confrontation between Two Erodimeters,” Journées Nationales de Géotechnique et de Géologie de l’Ingénieur JNGG’08, Nantes, France, June 18-20, 2008. [online paper]
64. Regazzoni, P.L., Hanson, G., Wahl, T., Marot, D., and Courivaud, J.R., 2008. “The Influence of Some Engineering Parameters on the Erosion of Soils,” Fourth International Conference on Scour and Erosion (ICSE-4), Tokyo, Japan, November 5-7, 2008. [online paper]
65. Wahl, Tony L., and Erdogan, Zeynep, 2008. Erosion Indices of Soils Used in ARS Piping Breach Tests, Hydraulic Laboratory Report HL-2008-04, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, 142 pp. [online paper]
66. Wahl, Tony L., 2008. Modeling Headcut Erosion in a Proposed Fuse Plug Auxiliary Spillway Channel at Glendo Dam, Hydraulic Laboratory Report HL-2008-05, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, 14 pp. [online paper]
67. Wahl, Tony L., 2008. Stability Analysis of Proposed Unlined Spillway Channel for Upper San Joaquin River Basin RM 274 Embankment Dam Alternative, Hydraulic Laboratory Report HL-2008-06, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, 28 pp. [online paper]
68. Wahl, Tony L., Regazzoni, Pierre-Louis, and Erdogan, Zeynep, 2008. Determining Erosion Indices of Cohesive Soils with the Hole Erosion Test and Jet Erosion Test, Dam Safety Technology Development Report DSO-08-05, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, 45 pp. [online paper]
Computer Programs
1. Wahl, Tony L., 1988, BFI, A Computer Program for Determining an Index to Base Flow. FORTRAN. [download]
2. Wahl, Tony L., 1995, PIDSim, An Educational Simulation of the PID Control Algorithm for Canal Control Applications. Visual Basic 4. [download]
3. Wahl, Tony L., 1996, WinADV, Software for Post-Processing and Analysis of Acoustic Doppler Velocimetry Data. Visual Basic 4. [download]
4. Wahl, Tony L., Albert J. Clemmens, Marinus G. Bos, and John A. Replogle, 1999, WinFlume, Software for Design and Calibration of Long-Throated Flumes and Broad-Crested Weirs. Visual Basic 4. [download]
5. Wahl, Tony L., 2002, Coanda-Effect Screen Software, Software for Analysis of Hydraulic Performance of Coanda-Effect Screens. Visual Basic 4. [download]
6. Wahl, Tony L., 2005, USBRWeir.xls, Spreadsheet for Calibration of Sharp-Crested Weirs. Microsoft Excel using Visual Basic for Applications. [download]
7. Wahl, Tony L., 2007, WinGate, Software for Discharge Calibration of Canal Radial Gates. Visual Basic.NET. [beta software download]
8. Wahl, Tony L., 2008, Wall Gage Creator, Software for Creating Discharge-Graduated Staff Gages for Rated Hydraulic Structures. Visual Basin 4. [download]
Notable Internal Documents
1. Wahl, Tony L., 1993, "Dissolved Oxygen Enhancement at Deer Creek Powerplant - Report on Turbine Aeration Testing, August 9-12, 1993," U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Water Resources Research Laboratory, PAP-622.
2. Wahl, Tony L., 1994, "Dissolved Oxygen Enhancement Via Turbine and Tailrace Weir Aeration at Deer Creek Powerplant - Summer 1994" U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Water Resources Research Laboratory, PAP-664.
3. Wahl, Tony L., 1995, "Hydraulic Model Studies for Durango Pumping Plant: 1992-1994," U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Water Resources Research Laboratory, PAP-655.
4. Wahl, Tony L., 1996, "Risk Assessment Issues for Embankment Dam Breach Problems," U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Water Resources Research Laboratory, PAP-744.
5. Wahl, Tony L., 1996, "Prediction of Embankment Dam Breach Parameters," U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Water Resources Research Laboratory, PAP-735.
6. Wahl, Tony L., 1996, "Durango Pumping Plant Model Studies - FY96," U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Water Resources Research Laboratory, PAP-773.
7. Wahl, Tony L., 1997, "Comparison of Procedures for Estimating Embankment Breach Parameters and Peak Breach Outflow," memorandum to Rodney Danzeisen, Bureau of Indian Affairs Dam Safety Liaison, April 4, 1997.
8. Wahl, Tony L., 2000, "Hydraulic Tests of Proposed Coanda-Effect Screens for Fulton Ditch: Phase I Test Results," memorandum report to Metro Wastewater Reclamation District. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Water Resources Research Laboratory, PAP-857.
9. Wahl, Tony L., 2001, "Breach Parameters for Jamestown Dam," Bureau of Reclamation, Water Resources Research Laboratory, PAP-867.
10.Wahl, Tony L., 2001, "Laboratory Calibration of the Mag-Tube Flow Meter," Bureau of Reclamation, Water Resources Research Laboratory, PAP-904. [online paper]
11. Erdogan, Zeynep, and Wahl, Tony L., 2008, Results of Laboratory Physical Properties and Hole Erosion Tests, Truckee Canal Embankment Breach, Newlands Project, Nevada, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Materials Engineering Research Laboratory, Technical Memorandum No. MERL-08-6, 71 pp. [online paper]
12. Wahl, Tony L., and Erdogan, Zeynep, 2008, Hole Erosion Tests for Wolf Creek Dam, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Materials Engineering Research Laboratory, Technical Memorandum No. MERL-08-10, 228 pp. [online paper]
Last reviewed: 11/04/08