National Dam Inspection Program. Deer Lake Dam. NDI Number PA-00834. DER Number 54-112. Delaware River Basin. Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Phase I Inspection Report.
Abstract
Deer Lake Dam is an earthfill structure with a concrete core wall. The length of the earthfill structure is about 1,430 feet of which 630 feet crosses the valley and 800 feet is along the right bank of the reservoir. A 245 foot long spillway is located across the original streambed. The concrete gravity spillway section has a crest elevation of 3 feet below the low point of the embankment and contains three sluice gates (Appendix F, Plate IV). The lake was used as a recreational facility, but considerable siltation has occurred in the reservoir. Two sluice gates are partially opened to permit drying out of the silt for future removal. To increase flow in the left corner of the reservoir, and to prevent stagnant water in this area used for swimming, a box culvert was constructed through the embankment. This culvert is in very poor condition. The embankment crest elevation is about 12 feet above streambed, although most of the length is not more than 8 or 9 feet.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA072804