Richard E. McLaughlin, P.E.
<br /> Farad Diversion and Whitewater Chute, Sierra Pacific Power Company, Farad, CA
<br /> Principal -in- Charge/Project Manager: This project included alternative development, preliminary
<br /> design, and final design of a diversion that was destroyed during flood. Project elements included
<br /> elimination of a formal dam structure, creation of a recreational whitewater rapid, restoring the channel
<br /> adjacent to the diversion, and incorporating fish passage and habitat features. Efforts and primary
<br /> responsibilities have included, authoring of all reports, preliminary and final design, extensive physical
<br /> modeling at the Bureau of Reclamation's hydraulic laboratory, and extensive design development with
<br /> fisheries biologists.
<br /> Mississippi River Whitewater Park, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Army Corp of
<br /> Engineers, St. Paul, Minnesota
<br /> Principal -in- Charge, and Whitewater Course Design Engineer: This economic development project is
<br /> funded by the Sate of Minnesota and the Army Corp of Engineers. It will serve as a catalyst for the
<br /> renewal of the surrounding area. The whitewater channel will have twenty -five feet of drop and create
<br /> the centerpiece of this new river front park. Efforts and primary responsibilities have included co-
<br /> authoring a feasibility study, participation in a Value Engineering (VE) study, and final design (current)
<br /> of this whitewater park.
<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 of the
<br /> whitewater canoe and kayak slalom competition course for the 1996 Summer Olympic Gaines. The site
<br /> is the Ocoee River in the Cherokee National Forest in Polk County, Tennessee. To support these events,
<br /> a 600 -meter stretch of the Ocoee River was adapted for competitive slalom use. Design included use of a
<br /> large physical model study to refine whitewater performance characteristics. Efforts and responsibilities
<br /> included hydraulic analysis, modeling, bank stabilization, preliminary design, . and final design of the
<br /> course and channel modifications.
<br /> Confluence Park Boat Chute Design, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, Denver, CO
<br /> Project Engineer: For a boat chute at Confluence Park (on the South Platte River near downtown
<br /> Denver), layout, hydraulic calculations, and design_of the boat chute bypass structure around the diversion
<br /> dam and hydraulic design of the chute. Conducted a $40,000 physical model study of the chute,
<br /> diversion, and dam at Colorado State University's hydraulics laboratory, and compiled relevant
<br /> specifications and a cost estimate. Also designed a modulating inlet chute and electronic control system
<br /> that maximizes allowable flows through the boat chute.
<br /> Horseshoe Bend Whitewater Course and Fish Ladders Boise Cascade, Boise Cascade Corp, Horseshoe
<br /> Bend, ID
<br /> Project Manager and Engineer: Design of a boat chute bypass, with fish ladder, to allow fish to swim
<br /> upstream. Detailed hydraulic analysis and final report. Results from previous hydraulic model studies
<br /> and computer programs were used in the design analysis.
<br /> Santa Fe Avenue Grade Control Structure and Boat Chute, Pueblo Conservancy District, Pueblo, CO
<br /> Project Engineer: Design of a grade control structure to convert a dangerous river drop structure into a
<br /> safe white water recreational park. Computer modeling for chute design and analysis and analysis of
<br /> various chute configurations under many different hydraulic conditions. Conducted a $30,000 physical
<br /> model study of the proposed drop structure configuration and developed modifications to the model.
<br /> Responsible for final design drawings and specifications.
<br /> McLaughlin Rincon, Ltd.
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