HYDRAULIC MODEL STUDIES OF NORTON DAM OUTLET WORKS -- MISSOURI RIVER BASIN PROJECT, KANSAS,
Abstract
This model study determined the energy dissipating efficiency of the hydraulic jump stilling basin for the slide gate controlled outlet works, and the hydraulic operating characteristics of the component features of the structure were observed. Norton Dam, a feature of the Missouri River Basin Project, is located on Prairie Dog Creek about 2 miles from Norton, in northwestern Kansas. The dam is approximately 6,400 ft. long at the crest and rises about 100 ft. above the riverbed. The spillway is located in the right abutment of the dam and consists of a 90-ft.-wide radial gate controlled overflow crest. The design spillway discharge is 95,000 cu ft/sec at the maximum reservoir elevation, 2341.0. The outlet works consist of a bellmouth entrance leading into a 48-in.-dia. circular conduit, a 2-ft. 9-in. sq. high-pressure emergency gate, a 38-in.dia. circular conduit, a 2-ft. 9-in.-sq. highpressure regulating gate, a 35-ft.-long diverging rectangular conduit, a 55-ft.-long vertically curved chute, and a 55-ft.-long hydraulic jump stilling basin. The last 21 ft. of the stilling basin consists of a 4:1 upward sloping apron. Maximum discharge is 385 cu.ft/sec. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 21, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0428510
Entities
People
- D. L. King
Organizations
- United States Bureau of Reclamation