National Dam Inspection Program. Saddle Lake Dam (NDS Number PA-00895, DER Number 66-56), Susquehanna River Basin, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. Phase I Inspection Report.
Abstract
The Saddle Lake Dam is a homogeneous earthfill structure with an earthfilled cutoff trench at the center of the embankment foundation. The top of the dam embankment is 24 feet above the streambed elevation. The main embankment is 350 feet in length to where it meets a natural high knoll at its right abutment. The knoll is about 100 feet across beyond which a second embankment section has been constructed extending approximately another 400 feet to the right where it abuts the natural ground surface. An uncontrolled concrete triangular weir spillway is located at the left abutment of the main embankment. The approach to the spillway is through a 45 foot wide approach channel from the left side of the reservoir. This channel is a 90 deg curved section about 200 feet in length. The spillway outlet channel has a concrete slab and 2H to 1V sloped concrete side walls and extends 57 feet downstream from the crest of the weir. Beyond this point, the channel is paved with riprap including a stilling basin about 200 feet further downstream.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA078896