Spillway and Outlet Works, Rowlesburg Dam, Cheat River, West Virginia; Hydraulic Model Investigation.

Abstract

Rowlesburg Dam will be a gravity-type concrete structure, 271 ft above the floor of the stilling basin and 1695 ft long. Flow regulation will be provided by a high overflow spillway consisting of seven 45-ft-wide bays and six 5-ft-8-in.-wide by 10-ft-high sluices with inverts 221 ft below the spillway crest. Tests were conducted on a 1:20-scale sluice intake model and a 1:60-scale comprehensive model to study hydraulic performance of the spillway, verify the adequacy of the spillway and sluices for both separate and combined-flow operation, verify and/or refine the stilling basin design, study approach and exit channel conditions, evaluate the effectiveness of the water-quality control tower and sluice in selectively withdrawing water from desired levels, and investigate pressures in the sluice intake. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0756138

Entities

People

  • Jackson H. Ables Jr.
  • Marden B. Boyd

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buildings And Structures
  • Concrete
  • Dams
  • Geographic Regions
  • Hydraulic Models
  • Models
  • Quality Control
  • Regulations
  • Spillways
  • Stilling Basins
  • Virginia
  • Water Quality
  • West Virginia

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