National Dam Inspection Program. Meadville Dam (NDI Number PA-00177, PennDER Number 20-48. SCS Number PA-460), Ohio River Basin, Mill Run, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. Phase I Inspection Report,

Abstract

Meadville Dam, locally known as Rainbow Lake, is a zoned earthfill dam with a crest height of 40 feet and an embankment length of 420 feet. The upstream face has a slope of 3H:1V (Horizontal to Vertical) with a 10-foot wide berm at E1. 1164.0 feet. This berm provides access to the riser unit. The downstream face has a slope of 2H:1V. The crest of the embankment is 15 feet wide. A cutoff trench is provided in the embankment, with a minimum depth of 3 feet and a bottom width of 12 feet. The protective dike around adjacent Meadville High School is also a zoned earthfill embankment. The upstream face near the auxiliary spillway has a slope of 3H:1V and the downstream face has a slope of 2H:1V. After a transition section at original Station 12+00, both the upstream and downstream slopes are 5H:1V. The dike has an approximate crest length of 1335 feet (excluding the auxiliary spillway).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA072254

Entities

People

  • Chuan Yuan Chen

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Dams
  • Drainage Basins
  • Embankments
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Flood Control
  • Floods
  • Gates
  • Inspection
  • Reinforced Concrete
  • Self Assembly
  • Stilling Basins
  • United States
  • Visual Inspection
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Hydrologic Risk Analysis and Mitigation.