Download or read book National Dam Inspection Program Knight Dam NDS I D Number 00395 DER I D Number 46 257 Delaware River Basin Perkiomen Creek Montgomery County Pennsylvania Phase I Inspection Report written by Mary F. Beck and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report is prepared under guidance contained in the Recommended Guidelines for Safety Inspection of Dams for Phase I Investigations. The purpose of a Phase I investigation is to expeditiously identify those dams which may pose hazards to human life or property. The assessment of the general condition of the dam is based upon available data and visual inspections. Detailed investigations, testing and detailed computational evaluations are beyond the scope of a Phase I investigation; however, the investigation is intended to identify the need for more detailed studies. In reviewing this report, it should be realized that the reported condition of the dam is based on observations of field conditions at the time of inspection along with data available to the inspection team. In cases where the reservoir was lowered or drained prior to inspection, such action, while improving the stability and safety of the dam, removes the normal load on the structure and may obscure certain conditions which might otherwise be detectable if inspected under the normal operating environment of the structure.
Download or read book National Dam Inspection Program Deep Creek Dam NDS I D Number PA 00200 DER I D Number 46 8 Delaware River Basin Deep Creek Montgomery County Pennsylvania Phase I Inspection Report written by Mary F. Beck and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep Creek Dam is owned by the Montgomery County Commissioners and maintained by the Parks Department. The dam and reservoir are used for recreational purposes. The dam and its appurtenant facilities are considered to be in fair condition. The dam is classified as a Small size structure with a High hazard classification consistent with its potential in the event of sudden failure for extensive property and loss of life downstream along Perkiomen Creek. In accordance with criteria established by Federal (OCE) Guidelines, the spillway design flood for this 'Small' size dam and 'High' hazard classification is 0.5 to the full Probable Maximum Flood (PMF). As the total storage capacity is nearer the lower limited for the Small size classification, and as the watershed controlled by Deep Creek Dam is small compared to the watershed controlled by downstream knight Dam, the selected spillway design flood is 0.5 PMF. Hydrologic and hydraulic calculations indicate that the spillway structure is capable of discharging about 0.21 PMF without overtopping the embankment at the right abutment. If the right abutment and embankment were raised to the original design elevation, the spillway would be capable of discharging about 0.38 PMF without overtopping. The 0.4 PMF is judged to cause failure of the embankment by overtopping, but failure does not significantly increase the danger to human life or property; thus, the spillway rating for this structure is considered to be Inadequate but not Seriously Inadequate.
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Download or read book National Dam Inspection Program Saw Mill Dam NDS ID PA 00324 DER ID 46 261 Delaware River Basin Saw Mill Creek Montgomery County Pennsylvania Phase I Inspection Report written by WOODWARD-CLYDE CONSULTANTS PLYMOUTH MEETING PA. and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saw Mill Dam is a zoned earth embankment with an impervious core, an outer previous shell, a cutoff trench and drainage blanket and rock toe. These features are shown on Plate 3, entitled 'Typical Embankment Sections'. The dam is approximately 1,335 feet long and the height, measured from the crest to the principal spillway discharge pipe inlet, is 47 feet. Borrow materials were obtained from the spillway excavation and within the reservoir area. The core of the dam is composed of clayey materials derived from the borrow areas, and the shell is composed of more previous materials selectively excavated from the borrow pits. The 10 foot wide cutoff trench has 1H:1V side slopes and a grout cap at the base of the trench. The foundation was grouted using a single line grout curtain with six foot hole spacings. The average hole depth is 15 feet and the maximum hole depth is 30 feet. The upstream slope is 3H:1V, the lower two-thirds of the slope is protected with 18 inches of riprap over a 12-inch filter blanket and the upper portion is protected with grass. The downstream slope is 2.5H:1V and protected with grass.
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Download or read book National Dam Inspection Program SCS PA 476 NDS I D Number PA 00719 DER I D Number 6 456 Delaware River Basin Tributary of Mill Creek Berks County Pennsylvania Phase I Inspection Report written by John Henry Frederick (Jr) and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SCS PA 476 Dam is a 46-foot-high zoned-earth embankment about 400 feet long. The principal spillway consists of a concrete drop inlet riser, 182 feet of 24 inch reinforced concrete pipe with six anti-seep collars, and an impact basin. The reservoir drain is a 12-inch corrugated metal pipe. The dam and its appurtenant facilities are considered to be in good condition. Calculations indicate that the existing spillway systems are capable of passing the Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) without overtopping. Therefore, the spillway system is considered to be adequate.
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Download or read book National Dam Inspection Program Christman Dam NDS I D Number 00721 DER I D Number 6 460 Delaware River Basin Tributary to Maiden Creek Berks County Pennsylvania Phase I Inspection Report written by Mary F. Beck and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christman Dam is owned and maintained by Mr. Carl W. Christman. The dam was built for recreational purpose. Visual inspection and review of design documentation indicate that the spillway is in fair condition, but the overall evaluation of Christman Dam is poor. The dam is classified as a small size structure with a high hazard classification, consistent with its potential in the event of failure, for extensive property damage and loss of life in the downstream town of Virginville. In accordance with criteria established by Federal (OCE) Guidelines, the spillway design flood is 0.5 to 1.0 PMF (Probable Maximum Flood). As the height of this dam is near the lower limit for small size dams, and the existing total capacity is about one-third of the upper limit, the selected spillway design flood is 0.5 PMF. Hydrologic and hydraulic computations presented in Appendix D indicate that, under existing conditions, the spillway can pass about 0.59 PMF without overtopping the embankment. Under design conditions, the spillway can pass about 0.88 PMF without overtopping. Therefore, the spillway system of this structure is considered to be adequate.
Download or read book National Dam Inspection Program Lake Swiftwater Dam NDS ID 00776 DER ID 45 134 Delaware River Basin Swiftwater Creek Monroe County Pennsylvania Phase I Inspection Report written by WOODWARD-CLYDE CONSULTANTS PLYMOUTH MEETING PA. and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lake Swiftwater Dam is a 31 + or - foot high zoned embankment containing an impervious core founded in hardpan. The embankment has upstream and downstream slopes of 2.5H:1V and a crest width of 10 feet. When the old spillway was relocated to the right abutment, the embankment section was reconstructed and is a homogeneous embankment with an eight foot wide cutoff trench founded on impervious materials. The upstream and downstream slopes were both constructed at 2.5H:1V with a 10 foot crest width. The upstream slope of the whole embankment is protected with riprap, minimum thickness being 18 inches on the new embankment and 12 inches on the old embankment. The embankment impounds a 21-acre reservoir. The embankment also contains a gatehouse tower located near the crest of the dam approximately midway along the length of the embankment. The gatehouse tower contains a steel sluice gate manufactured by the Caldwell-Wilcox Company. Documentation in the files indicates that the intake pipe is 42 inches in diameter, located at the base of the embankment, and encased in concrete with anti-seep collars.
Download or read book National Dam Inspection Program Martins Dam NDS ID PA 00620 DER ID 46 145 Delaware River Basin Crow Creek Abrams Run Montgomery County Pennsylvania Phase I Inspection Report written by WOODWARD-CLYDE CONSULTANTS PLYMOUTH MEETING PA. and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martins Dam is an earth and masonry dam about 22.5 feet high and 260 feet long. Very limited data exists regarding the physical features of the dam. The dam was overtopped in September 1979, during Hurricane David, washing away a considerable portion of downstream rock fill at the maximum section and exposing the dry masonry interior of the dam, originally the downstream face of the dam. Erosion had also taken place at the left and right downstream abutment junctions, and a corrugated metal spillway extension was washed away. The spillway is located at approximately the mid-point of the dam and discharge flows through a 36 inch diameter steel pipe. The dam and its appurtenant facilities are considered to be in fair condition. Calculations indicate that the existing spillway system is not capable of passing about 0.1 PMF (Probable Maximum Flood) without overtopping. It is assessed that 0.5 PMF would cause failure and significantly increase the potential for excessive property damage and loss of life in the major downstream damage center, King of Prussia Mall. Therefore, the spillway system of this structure is considered to be seriously inadequate, and the dam is in an 'unsafe, nonemergency condition.
Download or read book National Dam Inspection Program Railroad Creek Dam NDS ID Number 01062 DER ID Number 9 175 SCS Number PA 615 Delaware River Basin Tributary to West Branch Neshaming Creek Bucks County Pennsylvania Phase I Inspection Report written by Mary F. Beck and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Railroad Creek Dam is a 34-foot-high zoned earth embankment about 1,170 feet long with an emergency spillway at the left end of the embankment. The embankment contains an impervious core constructed over a cutoff trench under the dam centerline. The principal spillway consists of a concrete drop inlet riser, 202 feet of 30 inch diameter reinforced concrete, steel cylinder pressure pipe, with seven anti-seep collars and an impact basin at the downstream toe. The reservoir drain is located at the base of the riser. Because of high pressure gas lines which cross the reservoir area, the pond drain gate is not closed and water is not normally impounded behind the dam. The emergency spillway is a trapezoidal channel excavated around the left end of the embankment. The dam and its appurtenant facilities are considered to be in good condition. Calculations indicate that the existing spillway systems are capable of passing the Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) without overtopping. Therefore, the spillway system is considered to be adequate.
Download or read book National Dam Inspection Program Green Lane Reservoir Dam NDI PA 00618 PA DER 46 250 Delaware River Basin Perkiomen Creek Montgomery County Pennsylvania Phase I Inspection Report written by D'APPOLONIA CONSULTING ENGINEERS INC PITTSBURGH PA. and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Green Lane Reservoir Dam is a concrete gravity structure approximately 780 feet long, with a maximum height of about 87 feet. A 424 foot upgated spillway (crest Elevation 286.0) is centered along the length of the dam. The non-overflow section (Elevation 297.0) has a top width of 14 feet. Below Elevation 281.0, the upstream slope is battered on a 1 horizontal to 14.55 vertical (1H:14.55V); the downstream slope is 1H:1.35V. Both faces are vertical above Elevation 281.0. A 3-foot high parapet has been constructed on the non-overflow section. The dam is founded on firm bedrock. The foundation rock was mass grouted to depths up to 30 feet to reduce loss of water through seepage. The non-overflow sections are founded in rock on both sides of the stream valley. This rock has also been grouted to reduce seepage. The spillway is a concrete Ogee with a maximum height of approximately 77 feet. A flip bucket type energy dissipator with a 25-foot radius has been constructed at the toe of the spillway. Training walls extend downstream from the dam on both sides of the spillway. The walls are constructed to Elevation 255.0 and retain and protect the channel banks immediately below the dam. A water intake facility is located in the non-overflow section at the north end of the spillway. The intake is separated into two parallel chambers by an internal wall. Flow can be directed between the two chambers by a 36-inch sluice gate positioned in the wall. Openings at four different stages control water entering the intake. Each opening is fitted with a removable screen to prevent debris from entering.
Download or read book National Dam Inspection Program SCS PA 477 NDS I D Number PA 00720 DER I D Number 6 457 Delaware River Basin Tributary of Mill Creek Berks County Pennsylvania Phase I Inspection Report written by John Henry Frederick (Jr) and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SCS PA 477 is a 52-foot-high, 1,550-foot-long dam. The embankment contains an impervious core constructed over a cutoff trench under the dam centerline. About 1,270 feet of the embankment is roughly parallel to U.S. Route 22/Interstate 78. The remaining 280 feet of the embankment forms an angle of about 60 degrees with the highway. The shorter leg contains the maximum section and the principal spillway. The principal spillway consists of a concrete drop inlet riser, a 222 foot long, 30 inch reinforced concrete pipe with eight anti-seep collars, and an impact basin. The emergency spillway was excavated through rock at the right abutment. The grass-lined trapezoidal channel is approximately 150 feet wide and 30 feet wide. The dam and its appurtenant facilities are considered to be in good condition. Calculations indicate that the existing spillway systems are capable of passing the Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) without overtopping. Therefore, the spillway system is considered to be adequate.
Download or read book National Dam Inspection Program NDS I D Number PA 00174 DER I D Number 64 174 Delaware River Basin Greene Dreher Dam Wayne County Pennsylvania Phase I Inspection Report written by WOODWARD-CLYDE CONSULTANTS PLYMOUTH MEETING PA. and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greene-Dreher Dam is a 20-foot high earthern embankment, 1,000 feet long which impounds a 152 acre-foot flood water retention pool. Total estimated volume of fill is approximately 30,000 cubic yards. The zoned embankment was constructed on natural soils without a cutoff trench or a grout curtain. The embankment contains three material zones; Zone 1, a relatively impervious core of silt and and silty sand; Zone 2, composed of silty gravel and silty sand; and an outer shell of Zone 3 material, described as rock larger than 6 inches in diameter. The embankment crest is 12 feet wide at a design settled elevation of 2,036 feet, and both upstream and downstream slopes are 3H:1V. The downstream section of the embankment contains a filter blanket approximately 2 feet thick, 30 feet wide and 320 feet long. The filter blanket is drained by a 6-inch diameter perforated corrugated metal pipe connected to a 6-inch diameter pipe which outlets adjacent to the principal spillway outlet.
Download or read book National Dam Inspection Program Dam G NDI ID Number PA 00643 DER ID Number 40 14 Delaware River Basin Dreck Creek Luzerne County Pennsylvania Phase I Inspection Report written by Albert Charles Hooke and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dam G is a homogeneous earthfill embankment with a concrete core-wall. The embankment is 490 feet long and 19 feet high at maximum section. There are two outlet works at the dam. The first outlet works, which is near the right end of the embankment, consists of a concrete intake structure, two 24-inch diameter cast-iron pipes, and a valve house. This outlet works is connected to the water supply system. The second outlet works, which is near the left end of the dam, is similar to the first except it consists of a single 24-inch diameter pipe. The second outlet works provides the emergency drawdown capability. The concrete chute spillway is at the left abutment of the dam. Its crest is 3.0 feet below the design elevation of the top of the dam and is 75 feet long. The approach channel is short and concrete paved. The exit channel is a continuation of the chute. A bridge extends across the spillway crest. It is supported by two piers.
Download or read book National Dam Inspection Program Spring Mill Dam NDS I D Number PA 00785 DER I D Number 39 1 Delaware River Basin Spring Creek Lehigh County Pennsylvania Phase I Inspection Report written by Mary F. Beck and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spring Mill Dam, built in 1889 and 1900, is owned by Northampton Borough Municipal Water Authority. The dam and reservoir are currently used as a secondary water supply for Northampton Borough, Pennsylvania. The dam and its appurtenant facilities are considered to be in good condition. The dam is classified as a Small size structure with a Significant hazard classification, consistent with its appreciable economic loss and possible loss of life in the event of failure. In accordance with criteria established by Federal (OCE) Guidelines, the spillway design flood for this Small size dam and 'Significant' hazard classification ranges from the 100 year event to 0.5 PMF (Probable Maximum Flood). As height of this dam is near the lower limit for small size dams, and the total capacity is less than one-third the upper limit, the selected spillway design flood is the 100 year event. Hydrologic and hydraulic computations presented in Appendix D indicate that the structure will not pass the 100 year event without overtopping. It is further assessed that the 100 year event would not cause failure or significantly increase the potential for excessive property damage and loss of life downstream of the dam. Therefore, the spillway systems of this structure are considered to be Inadequate but not Seriously Inadequate.
Download or read book National Dam Inspection Program Silver Creek Dam NDS ID Number PA 00665 DER ID Number 54 23 Municipal Authority of the Township of Blythe Delaware River Basin Silver Creek Schuylkill County Pennsylvania Phase I Inspection Report written by GANNETT FLEMING CORDDRY AND CARPENTER INC HARRISBURG PA. and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the visual inspection, available records, calculations and past operational performance, Silver Creek Dam is judged to be in fair condition. The spillway and the low overbanks adjacent to the spillway have sufficient capacity to the Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) without overtopping the dam. Based on criteria established for these studies by the Department of the Army, Office of the Chief of Engineers (OCE), the spillway capacity is rated as adequate. The existing spillway and the adjacent overbanks can accommodate a flood with a peak inflow of 115 percent of the PMF peak flow. (Author).
