National Dam Inspection Program. Flat Rock Dam (NDS I.D. Number PA 00896, DER I.D. Number 51-1), Delaware River Basin, Schuylkill River, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties, Pennsylvania. Phase I Inspection Report,

Abstract

Flat Rock Dam is owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the pool formed is used primarily for recreational purposes. The left abutment of the dam abuts the Manayunk Canal wall owned by the City of Philadelphia. Visual inspection of the exposed sections of the dam, review of available data and simplified calculations presented in Appendix D indicate the dam is in good condition. No data other than Plate 12, Appendix E, were available for the canal wall. Calculations presented in Appendix G indicate the wall is marginally stable under assumed conditions. The results of the stability analysis are at variance with the canal wall's demonstrated performance history.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA091497

Entities

People

  • John F. Frederick Jr
  • Mary F. Beck

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Construction
  • Dams
  • Drainage Basins
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Floods
  • Inspection
  • Masonry
  • Navigation
  • Pennsylvania
  • Phase
  • Photographs
  • Structural Integrity
  • United States
  • Visual Inspection
  • Walls
  • Water Resources

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • Hydraulic Engineering.
  • Hydrologic Risk Analysis and Mitigation.