<br />Richard E. McLaughlin, P .E.
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<br />Chattahoochee Riverfront Park, Uptown Columbus, Columbus Georgia
<br />Principal-in-Charge, Lead Design Engineer: Conceptual and preliminary design (current) of a
<br />major riverfront development project that includes removal of two dams, creation of a
<br />recreational amenities including a whitewater course, terraces and river access.
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<br />Confluence Park, City of Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO
<br />Principal-in-charge, Design Engineer of River Improvements: Masterplanning, preliminary
<br />design, and final design (portion of project) of riverfront improvements to integrate the new
<br />Confluence Park with Monument Creek. Improvements included jetties, boatable drops, and
<br />river stabilization structures. Masterplanning of a whitewater course with pumped recirculation
<br />on Fountain Creek was also completed.
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<br />Farad Diversion and Whitewater Chute, Sierra Pacific Power Company, Farad, CA
<br />Principal-in-Charge/Project Engineer: This project included alternative development,
<br />preliminary design, and final design of a diversion that was destroyed during flood. Project
<br />elements included elimination of a formal dam structure, creation of a recreational whitewater
<br />rapid, restoring the channel adjacent to the diversion, and incorporating fish passage and habitat
<br />features. Efforts and primary responsibilities have included, authoring of all reports, preliminary
<br />and final design, extensive physical modeling at the Bureau of Reclamation's hydraulic
<br />laboratory, and extensive design development with fisheries biologists.
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<br />Mississippi River Whitewater Park, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and U.S.
<br />Army Corp of Engineers, St. Paul, Minnesota
<br />Principal-in-Charge, and Whitewater Course Design Engineer: This economic development
<br />project is funded by the Sate of Minnesota and the Army Corp of Engineers. It will serve as a
<br />catalyst for the renewal of the surrounding area. The whitewater channel will have twenty-five
<br />feet of drop and create the centerpiece ohhis new river front park. Efforts and primary
<br />responsibilities have included co-authoring a feasibility study, participation in a Value
<br />Engineering (VE) study, and final design (planned this year) ohhis whitewater park.
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<br />1996 Olympic Whitewater Course, U.S. Forest Service, Polk County, TN
<br />Principal-in-Charge, Lead Design Engineer: As part of a multi-disciplined design team, design
<br />of the whitewater canoe and kayak slalom competition course for the 1996 Summer Olympic
<br />Games. The site is the Ocoee River in the Cherokee National Forest in Polk County, Tennessee.
<br />To support these events, a 600-meter stretch of the Ocoee River was adapted for competitive
<br />slalom use. Design included use of a large physical model study to refine whitewater
<br />performance characteristics. Efforts and responsibilities included hydraulic analysis, modeling,
<br />bank stabilization, preliminary design, and final design of the course and channel modifications.
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<br />Confluence Park Boat Chute Design, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, Denver,
<br />CO
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<br />Project Engineer: For the whitewater course at Confluence Park (on the South Platte River near
<br />downtown Denver), layout, hydraulic calculations, and design of the boat chute bypass structure
<br />around the diversion dam and hydraulic design of the chute. Conducted a $40,000 physical
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<br />McLaughlin Rincon, Ltd.
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