National Dam Inspection Program. Number 5 Dam (NDI ID Number PA-00375 DER ID Number 35-22), Susquehanna River Basin, Stafford Meadow Brook, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Phase I Inspection Report,
Abstract
Based on visual inspection, available records, calculations, and past operational performance, and according to criteria established for these studies, No. 5 Dam is judged to be unsafe, nonemergency, because the spillway capacity is rated as seriously inadequate. The spillway can pass 29 percent of the Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) without overtopping of the dam. Failure of the dam would cause an increase hazard to loss of life downstream. As a whole, the dam is judged to be in fair condition. The spillway gravity weir does not have any significant deviations from the guidelines for stability, since the toe pressure is well below the allowable. There is no evidence of instability on the embankment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA079025
Entities
People
- Albert Charles Hooke