National Dam Inspection Program. Hamburg Dam and Reservoir (PA-00718), Schuylkill River Basin, Furnace Creek, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Phase I Inspection Report,
Abstract
Hamburg Reservoir is a 53-foot high rolled earth embankment which is plus or minus 500 feet long and impounds a 7-acre reservoir in a 1.5 square mile drainage basin. The dam contains a downstream rock toe separated from the main homogeneous embankment by two 18-inch filter courses. Because of the unusual geologic conditions, the upstream portion of the embankment contains a Pos-o-Pac liner to minimize embankment seepage. The dam does not have a cutoff trench or grout curtain. The reservoir has been lined with a 24-inch layer of Pos-o-Pac materials to minimize reservoir seepage losses.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA068651
Entities
People
- John H. Frederick Jr.
- William S. Gardner