National Dam Inspection Program. Eaton Dam (Bull Reservoir) (NDI-PA-00016, PennDer-25-34), Ohio River Basin, Tributary to French Creek, Erie County, Pennsylvania. Phase I Inspection Report,

Abstract

Eaton Dam (also known as Bull Reservoir) is an earth embankment, straight in plan, with a spillway channel in excavation around its right end. The embankment has a maximum height of 22 feet and a length of 840 feet. The upstream slope is 3H:IV (Horizontal to Vertical), the downstream slope is 2H:IV, and the crest is 20 feet wide. The 14-inch cast-iron pipe outlet was laid in an excavation on a concrete cradle provided with concrete cutoffs. The control valve is located in a tower in the upstream slope is provided with riprap and the downstream slope is grass covered. The 20-foot wide clay core of the dam extends throughout the entire length of the embankment. Eaton Dam is located in a small drainage area tributary to French Creek, approximately 4.5 miles southeast of the Borough of North East, Erie County, Pennsylvania, less than 0.5 mile from the Pennsylvania-New York border.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA070693

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  • C. Y. Chen

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  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Dams
  • Drainage Basins
  • Embankments
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Excavation
  • Flood Control
  • Floods
  • Gate Valves
  • Gates
  • United States
  • Visual Inspection
  • Warning Systems
  • Water Supplies

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  • Geology

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  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Hydrologic Risk Analysis and Mitigation.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.