Download or read book National Program for Inspection of Non Federal Dams Crystal Lake Dam CT00097 Lower Housatonic River Basin Torrington Connecticut Phase I Inspection Report written by CORPS OF ENGINEERS WALTHAM MA NEW ENGLAND DIV. and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crystal Lake Dam is an earthen embankment structure with a maximum height of 36 feet and a length of 230 feet. The centrally located stone masonry spillway is 50 feet wide. The broad crested weir has a series of stone steps which compromise the downstream face. The outlet works consist of an 18 inch diameter conduit which passes through the dam to the left of the spillway structure. Crystal Lake is used for passive recreation. The lake has a maximum storage volume of 63 acre-feet and the size classification is thus small. A breath of the dam could effect several homes and commercial establishments, along with Connecticut Route 4 and 272 which are in the probable impact area. With the possibility of some loss of life and the probability of excessive economic losses, the dam has been classified as having a high hazard potential. The dam is judged to be in generally fair condition. The crest of the dam has a slight undulation and is subjected to vehicular traffic. Some erosion of the downstream slope has occurred. No embankment or downstream seepage was noted. Large trees are growing along the downstream slope of the dam. The stone masonry spillway is in good condition. The capacity of the spillway is inadequate to pass the one-half PMF test flow outflow (3790 CFS) without overtopping the dam. The test flood would overtop the dam by about 1.6 feet. The spillway can pass about 51 percent of the test flood outflow without overtopping the dam.

Download or read book National Program for Inspection of Non Federal Dams Crystal Lake Dam CT 00138 Lower Connecticut River Basin Middletown Connecticut Phase I Inspection Report written by CORPS OF ENGINEERS WALTHAM MA NEW ENGLAND DIV. and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crystal lake is an earthen embankment dam with a maximum height of 50 feet and a length of 130 feet. The upstream and downstream slopes are faced with riprap. The dam has a water control structure with a 36-inch diameter outlet pipe controlled by two sluice gates and a stop log spillway. The dam impounds Crystal lake which is used for recreational purposes. The lake has a storage volume of 350 acre-feet. Based upon the height of the dam, the size classification is intermediate. The dam is judged to be in generally fair condition. The crest is level, and no lateral movement was observed. The vertical and horizontal alignment of the dam is good. Some minor erosion along the dam adjacent to the left abutment was noted. The riprap paving on the upstream face is in good condition. The rockfill downstream face is also in good condition. Small trees and scrub brush are growing on the upstream and downstream slopes and could cause problems if not removed. The total capacity of the water control structure and the 36-inch diameter outlet pipe is adequate to pass the spillway test flood with a freeboard of 0.8 feet.

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Download or read book National Program for Inspection of Non Federal Dams Beaver Dam Lake Dam CT 00083 Housatonic River Basin Stratford Connecticut Phase I Inspection Report written by CORPS OF ENGINEERS WALTHAM MA NEW ENGLAND DIV. and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beaver Dam Lake Dam is a 1300 foot long earth embankment dam and has a maximum height of 47.3 feet. The top width of the dam is 16 feet. The spillway is located on the left side of the embankment. It appears that the original earth embankment am which was approximately 20 feet in height was raised 27 feet to its present height. The visual inspection of Beaver Dam Lake Dam indicated that the dam is in fair condition. The inspection revealed the existence of a foot path along the entire crest of the dam. The right 800 foot long portion of the dam shows the crest of the dam to be sloping toward the reservoir (upstream) by as much as 12 inches. Riprap in some areas of the upstream slope of the embankment has been eroded. The upstream gatehouse foundation has separated from the gate chamber wall by as much as 3 inches and this crevice extends to a depth of 5 feet below ground surface. An extensive growth of grass, briars, rosebushes and brush cover the upper downstream slope of the embankment. The lower slope is covered with grass, brush and many trees. Also, numerous animal holes up to 12 inches in diameter were observed on the downstream face of the dam. The spillway will pass the test flood outflow of 1225 cfs with a pool elevation of 176.15 feet which is 1.65 feet below the top of the dam.

Download or read book National Program for Inspection of Non Federal Dams Lower Housatonic River Basin Shelton Connecticut Trap Falls Reservoir Dam CT 00091 Phase I Inspection Report written by CORPS OF ENGINEERS WALTHAM MA NEW ENGLAND DIV. and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dam is a concrete gravity structure with concrete buttresses adjacent to the downstream face of the dam spaced at approximately 18 feet on center. An earthen embankment slopes down from the exposed concrete section at a maximum inclination of 2 horizontal to 1 vertical on the downstream side of the dam. The structure is approximately 1080 feet long and has a maximum height of approximately 48 feet above the old streambed. Outlets consist of a 30 inch cast iron low level line at elevation 172, a 30 inch cast iron transmission main and an 8 inch cast iron service main. The spillway is a 137 foot wide nappe-shaped concrete weir with concrete sidewalls. The area downstream of the dam consists of residential and industrial developments, Connecticut Route 8, and further downstream, urban areas of Stratford. Based upon visual inspections at the site and past performance history, the dam appears to be in good condition. No evidence of structural instability was observed in the concrete section, buttresses or the earthen embankment. However, there are some areas which require attention. Based upon our hydraulic computations, the spillway capacity is 4300 cubic feet per second, which is in excess of 100 percent of the Test Flood. Peak inflow to the reservoir is 2600 cubic feet per second; peak outflow (Test Flood) is 1400 cubic feet per second with the dam maintaining a minimum freeboard of 1.8 feet. It is recommended that the left wingwall adjacent to the spillway be monitored to ascertain whether movement which has occurred to date is continuing.

Download or read book National Program for Inspection of Non Federal Dams Lake Harwinton Dam CT 00367 Lower Housatonic River Basin Harwinton Connecticut Phase I Inspection Report written by CORPS OF ENGINEERS WALTHAM MA NEW ENGLAND DIV. and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lake Harwinton Dam is an earth embankment structure 364 feet in length with a maximum height of 30 feet. An earth dike is located north of the dam and they are separated by approximately 80 feet of natural higher ground. The spillway consists of an unlined flat approach channel from the reservoir, a concrete crest 25 feet long, and a concrete discharge channel 25 feet long with a 15 percent slope. Based on the visual inspection, the dam and dike appear to be in fair condition, except for the downstream slope of the dam which is in poor condition. The project has been rated as 'poor'. Minor cracks were observed in asphalt pavement that traverses the crest of the dam. Settlement of 1 to 2 inches was noted in pavement adjacent to the right side of spillway. The vertical and horizontal alignment of the dam/dike was good. considerable erosion has occurred on the downstream slope of the dam in the vicinity of the right abutment. Some sloughing of the riprap on the upstream slope near the crest was evident. Seepage including several small springs was noted downstream from the toe of the dam. Heavy brush and small trees were observed on the downstream slope. The dike is generally in overall fair condition.

Download or read book National Program for Inspection of Non Federal Dams Stillwater Pond Dam CT 00098 Housatonic River Basin Torrington Connecticut Phase I Inspection Report written by CORPS OF ENGINEERS WALTHAM MA NEW ENGLAND DIV. and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dam is an earth embankment approximately 15 feet wide at the crest, 443 feet long and 35 above the streambed of West Branch, Naugatuck River. The spillway is a 193 foot long compound concrete weir. Three outlet pipes (30 inch diameter, 6 inch diameter and 16 inch diameter) run from the bottom of the outlet structure through the downstream training wall. The operating mechanisms for these outlets are in the gatehouse approximately on the centerline of the dam. Based upon the visual inspection and past performance of the dam, the dam is judged to be in fair condition. No evidence of instability was observed in any component of the dam. There is extensive spalling of the downstream face of the spillway; spalling of the top face of the upstream training wall; brush, tree growth and tree stumps on the slopes and crest of the embankment; and disrepair of the gatehouse and security fencing. Based upon the size (Intermediate) and hazard classification (High) of the dam in accordance with Corps of Engineers Guidelines, the test flood will be equivalent to the Probable Maximum Flood (PMF). Peak inflow to the reservoir is 20,400 cfs; peak outflow is 19,800 cfs with the dam overtopped by 0.5 feet. Based upon our hydraulics computations, the spillway capacity is 16,000 cubic feet per second (cfs), which is equivalent to 81% of the routed test flood outflow.

Download or read book National Program for Inspection of Non Federal Dams Winchester Lake Dam CT 00105 Lower Housatonic River Basin Winchester Litchfield Connecticut Phase I Inspection Report written by CORPS OF ENGINEERS WALTHAM MA NEW ENGLAND DIV. and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winchester Lake Dam is a 675-foot long earth embankment dam with a maximum height of 23 feet. The top width of the dam is 14 feet. The upstream embankment slope is 2.5:1 and is protected with riprap below the water surface. The downstream slope is 2:1. The spillway is 25 feet wide, located at the right side of the dam. A 24-inch diameter cast iron pipe under the center of the dam provides a low level outlet. The lake is open to the public and used for recreational purposes. Winchester Lake has a storage volume of 3,120 acre-feet; the size classification is thus intermediate. The dam and its appurtenances were judged to be in generally fair condition. The dam embankment is overgrown with extensive vegetation on both the upstream and downstream faces. Many large trees are in the vicinity of the toe of the slope. General erosion and sloughing of the slopes were noted. A 3-inch pipe was discharging a significant quantity of clear water at the toe of the slope adjacent to the blow-off location. The slope in this vicinity was wet and spongy. The upstream face has riprap in good condition; however, the upper 7 feet of the slope is not protected. Erosion has occurred on both sides of the spillway structure. The capacity of the spillway is adequate to pass the 1/2 PMF spillway test flood outflow with a freeboard of 0.7 feet.

Download or read book National Program for Inspection of Non Federal Dams Whiting River Dam CT 00483 Housatonic River Basin North Canaan Connecticut Phase I Inspection Report written by CORPS OF ENGINEERS WALTHAM MA NEW ENGLAND DIV. and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Whiting River Dam is a single purpose flood control dam. The dam consists of a zoned earth embankment with a maximum height of 80 feet. The dam is 580 feet long and has a grass-covered 250 foot emergency spillway excavated into the left abutment. The principal spillway is of the drop inlet type and discharges through a reinforced concrete conduit through the center of the dam. As the dam is used for flood control, the impoundment remains at the principal spillway level except during periods of heavy runoff. The impoundment has a maximum storage capacity of 5,000 Acre-Feet. Based on the visual inspection and a review of all available pertinent data, the condition of the dam is judged to be good. The impoundment has never been substantially filled so the behavior of the structure under full hydrostatic loading conditions is unknown. The future integrity of trhe dam could be affected by the construction of the right side of the emergency spillway on fill, the location of the emergency spillway in the vicinity of the downstream toe of the dam, and the settlement and erosion of the stone drains at the abutments. The spillway capacity with the water level at the top of the dam is 14,800 cfs, 88 percent of the routed Test Flood outflow. The Test Flood would overtop the dam by 0.5 feet.

Download or read book National Program for Inspection of Non Federal Dams West Lake Reservoir Dam CT 00070 Housatonic River Basin Danbury Connecticut Phase I Inspection Report written by CORPS OF ENGINEERS WALTHAM MA NEW ENGLAND DIV. and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The West Lake Reservoir Dam is an earth embankment that is approximately 450 feet long and 31.7 feet high. The embankment has 1.5:1 side slopes and has a puddled clay and gravel core. The spillway is located through the northern abutment of the dam and consists of a 120-foot long concrete weir. There are upper and lower gate houses for the control of 30-inch water main and a 24-inch blowoff that passes through the base of the dam. The valves for the operation of the water main and the blowoff are in the lower gate house and are inoperable. The drainage area is 3.3 square miles and the reservoir has 3,430 acre-feet of available storage. The assessment of dam is based on the visual inspection, past operational performance and hydraulic/hydrologic computations. The dam is judged to be in fair condition with several areas that require attention. These areas include seepage through the dam and along the toe, steepness of the embankment, vegetation on the embankments, along the toe of the dam and in the spillway channel and the nonoperating status of the blowoff. The dam is classified as intermediate and has a high hazard potential in accordance with guidelines established by the Corps of Engineers. The test flood for this dam is 1/2 the Probable Maximum Flood (PMF). The test flood inflow is 6,520 cfs and the routed test flood outflow is 3,890 cfs. The test flood outflow will overtop the dam by 1.0 feet.

Download or read book National Program for Inspection of Non Federal Dams Crystal Lake Dam CT 00104 Connecticut River Basin Winchester Connecticut Phase I Inspection Report written by CORPS OF ENGINEERS WALTHAM MA NEW ENGLAND DIV. and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dam is an earthfill embankment with a concrete and masonry spillway at the central part of the dam. A new highway embankment for Route 263 was constructed in 1976 just downstream from the dam. The old road is now used as an access to the dam lies just below the crest and extends along the dam from the right abutment to the spillway. The dam is approximately 520 feet long an 8 feet wide at the crest, which is 14 feet above the streambed of Sucker Brook. The spillway consists of a 45 foot long broad-crested concrete weir and a concrete apron which is just below the weir and enclosed by masonry training walls. This apron funnels the water into a 60 inch asphalt coated corrugated metal pipe through the new highway embankment. Based upon the visual inspection at the site and past performance, the dam is judged to be in fair condition. No evidence of structural instability was observed, however there are areas requiring attention such as seepage on the right toe of the dam, spalling of the spillway weir and wet areas and lime deposits on the masonry training walls. Peak inflow to the reservoir is 1250 cfs; peak outflow is 550 cfs with the dam overtopped 0.1 feet. The spillway capacity is 410 cfs., which is equivalent to 75% of the routed test flood outflow. The hydraulic/hydrologic calculations do include the effects of the Route 263 highway embankment and 60 inch culvert.

Download or read book National Program for Inspection of Non Federal Dams Eureka Lake Dam CT 00077 Housatonic River Basin Danbury Connecticut Phase I Inspection Report written by CORPS OF ENGINEERS WALTHAM MA NEW ENGLAND DIV. and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The project consists of two earthfill embankments, a spillway with two masonry weirs, and a masonry gatehouse. The upper embankment forms the reservoir dam, and the lower embankment which is 140 + or - feet downstream, forms a filter basin between the two dams. Based upon the visual inspection at the site and past performance of the dam, the dam is judged to be in fair condition. No evidence of instability of the embankments or appurtenant structures was observed. There are some areas requiring attention, maintenance and monitoring, such as seepage on the downstream slope and toe of the filter basin dam, substantial erosion on the downstream slope of the filter basin dam near the outlet pipes and excessive seepage from the gatehouse drain pipe. Deterioration of the spillway training wall and lower spillway weir, and obstructions in the spillway channel were noted. The upper spillway capacity is 29 cubic feet per second (cfs) and the lower spillway capacity is 66 cfs, which is equivalent to 3% and 6% of the routed test blood outflow, respectively.

Download or read book National Program for Inspection of Non Federal Dams Parks Pond Dam CT 00071 Housatonic River Basin Danbury Connecticut Phase I Inspection Report written by CORPS OF ENGINEERS WALTHAM MA NEW ENGLAND DIV. and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parks Pond Dam is a cyclopean masonry/earth embankment that is approximately 180 feet long and 12 feet high. The earth embankment is on the downstream side and has a 2:1 slope. The upstream face is cyclopean masonry with a vertical face. The spillway is located on the southern half of the dam and consists of a 30.5 foot long weir. There is a lower gate house for the control of a discharge pipe that passes through the base of the dam. The size of the pipe is unknown. The valve for the operation of the discharge pipe is inoperable. The drainage area is 0.5 square miles and the reservoir has 100 acre-feet of available storage. The assessment of the dam is based on the visual inspection, past operational performance and hydraulic/hydrologic computations. The dam is judged to be in poor condition with several areas that require attention. These areas include seepage through the dam and around the spillway's west training wall, deteriorated concrete of the spillway and upstream face of the dam, vegetation on the embankments and along the toe of the dam and the nonoperating status of the blowoff. The dam is classified as small and has a significant hazard potential in accordance with guidelines established by the Corps of Engineers. The test flood for this dam is 1/2 the Probable Maximum Flood (PMF). The test flood inflow is 625 cfs and the routed test flood outflow is 473 cfs. The test flood outflow will overtop the dam by 0.55 feet.

Download or read book National Program for Inspection of Non Federal Dams Indian Lake Dam CT 00189 Lower Conn River Basin Clinton Connecticut Phase I Inspection Report written by CORPS OF ENGINEERS WALTHAM MA NEW ENGLAND DIV. and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indian Lake Dam is a stone wall, earth embankment structure, 8 to 15 feet wide at the crest, approximately 125 feet long, and with a maximum height of approximately 12 feet above the stream bed. The spillway is part of the dam itself and is approximately 35 feet long. The crest of the spillway consists of uneven stone and the approach area is silted. The outlet works is a 20 diameter steel pipe, with a gate structure on the upstream side. It is not operational and the stem and rails have been removed. The maximum storage capacity of the reservoir is approximately 49 acre feet at the top of the dam and the drainage area is approximately 6.75 square miles. As a result of the visual inspection, hydrologic and hydraulic computations, and the review of limited available data regarding this facility, the dam is considered to be in POOR condition. The deterioration of the downstream stone masonry wall endangers its stability and represents an apparent hazard to the numerous residences immediately downstream from the dam. The left side of the dam, in particular, is in very poor condition, and the downstream wall of the spillway has large voids where stones have been dislodged in the past. The outflow capacity of the spillway with water level at the top of the dam is 340 cfs, which represents 8% of the test flood outflow.

Download or read book National Program for Inspection of Non Federal Dams Risdon Pond Dam CT 00176 Housatonic River Basin Waterbury Connecticut Phase I Inspection Report written by CORPS OF ENGINEERS WALTHAM MA NEW ENGLAND DIV. and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The maximum height of the dam is 27 feet at the left edge of the spillway. The reservoir storage at the top of dam is 11 acre-feet. There are both upstream and downstream spillway training walls composed of mortared and hand placed cobbles respectively. The visual inspection of Risdon Pond Dam indicated that the dam is in fair condition. The inspection revealed that the unprotected upstream face has been slightly eroded by wave action. The downstream face of the dam has a number of blocks which have been displaced, cracked or have unmortared joints, Grass, moss and small trees are growing out of some of the joints. There are several areas of seepage along the downstream wall both sides of the spillway. There is a 3-foot deep depression on the left downstream wall of the dam. Also, there are five large tree stumps along the crest of the dam and a footpath traverses the crest. The spillway will discharge 220 cfs, or 16% of the test flood with the pool level at the top of the dam. The test flood flow of 1420 cfs will overtop the dam by 2.0 feet.

Download or read book National Program for Inspection of Non Federal Dams Wangum Lake Dam CT 00516 Housatonic River Basin Canaan Connecticut Phase I Inspection Report written by CORPS OF ENGINEERS WALTHAM MA NEW ENGLAND DIV. and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wangum Lake Dam is a 300-foot long earth embankment with a maximum height of about 10 feet. The upstream face of the dam is on a slope of about 1H:1V and the downstream face of the dam is variable, with the slope averaging about 5H:1V. the crest width averages about 35 feet. The spillway consists of a masonry weir about 5.5 feet wide with a crest elevation about one foot below the top of the dam. A 12-inch diameter valve is located in the center of the spillway headwall. The invert of the valve is one foot below the spillway crest. The spillway discharge travels 15 feet through a stone-paved outlet channel and into a 24-inch diameter cast iron pipe. The pipe directs the discharge into a small mill pond located at the downstream toe of the dam. The dam appears to be in fair condition. The upstream face is provided with limited riprap protection resulting in exposure of portions of the embankment to erosion. The normal pool freeboard of about one foot exposes the dam crest to wave action. The dam was overtopped by an estimated 3 inches in 1972, which indicates that the spillway discharge capacity and reservoir storage capacity above normal pool are inadequate for appreciable storm events. The continued deterioration of the headwall at the entrance to the spillway outlet conduit could lead to obstruction of the pipe entrance. No emergency low-level outlet, independent of the water supply system, exists at this site. The spillway system is capable of discharging 19 cfs, which is about 2 percent of the routed test flood outflow, prior to overtopping of the dam.