National Dam Inspection Program. Bear Creek Lake Dam (NDI Number PA-00610, DER Number 13-98, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. Phase I Inspection Report.
Abstract
The Bear Creek Lake Dam is a zoned earthfill dam having a clay core and upstream clay blanket at the base of the embankment. The embankment length is 500 feet and its height is 35 feet above the streambed. A concrete cutoff wall was installed over a distance of 200 feet along the centerline of the embankment, refer to Appendix F, Plate V. This wall extends from a minimum of three feet below the rock surface to five feet above the rock surface. The outer shell of the embankment consists of rolled select fill. A rock toe drain is provided at the downstream toe of the embankment. This drain is founded on a 12-inch thick gravel filter. The upstream embankment slope is riprapped to a vertical distance of 10 feet below the crest of the dam. The spillway is an uncontrolled concrete ogee section located at the left abutment of the embankment. The spillway outlet channel discharges directly to the natural stream.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA078897