National Dam Safety Program. Kahle Lake Dam (NDI Number PA-00825, Penn DER Number 61-20), Ohio River Basin, Mill Creek, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Phase I Inspection Report,

Abstract

Kahle Lake Dam is a zoned, earthfill embankment with a maximum height of 45 feet and a total length between abutments of 1300 feet. The embankment has a crest width of 19 feet and side slopes of 3H:1V (Horizontal to Vertical) upstream and 2.5H:1V downstream. The upper 10 feet of the upstream slope is provided with 18 inch thick riprap for wave and ice protection. The auxiliary spillway, located in the left abutment, consists of a concrete weir, a concrete chute, and a stilling basin. The weir has an overall length of 81 feet with the crest elevation 6 feet below the top of dam. Flow over the weir discharges into a reinforced concrete chute. The chute width varies from 81 feet at the weir to 60 feet at the stilling basin. The bottom of the chute has a slope of 5H:1V and an overall length of 144.33 feet. Reinforced concrete training walls are provided from the weir to the end of the stilling basin.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA078971

Entities

People

  • Chuan Yuan Chen

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Dams
  • Drainage Basins
  • Embankments
  • Emergencies
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Flood Control
  • Flow
  • Gates
  • Materials
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Reinforced Concrete
  • Riprap
  • Stilling Basins
  • Visual Inspection

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Hydrologic Risk Analysis and Mitigation.