National Dam Safety Program. Carpi Lake Dam (NJ 00192) Passaic River Basin, Tributary to Morsetown Brook, Passaic County, New Jersey. Phase I Inspection Report.

Abstract

This report cites results of a technical investigation as to the dam's adequacy. The inspection and evaluation of the dam is as prescribed by the National Dam Inspection Act, Public Law 92-367. The technical investigation includes visual inspection, review of available design and construction records, and preliminary structural and hydraulic and hydrologic calculations, as applicable. An assessment of the dam's general condition is included in the report. Based on visual inspection, available records, calculations and past operational performance, Carpi Lake Dam, initially listed as a high hazard potential structure, but reduced to a significant hazard potential structure as a result of this inspection, is judged to be in poor overall condition. The dam's spillway is considered inadequate because a flow equivalent to 47 percent of the Spillway Design Flood - SDF - would cause the dam to be overtopped. (The SDF, in this instance, is one half of the Probable Maximum Flood).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA103755

Entities

People

  • Warren A. Guinan

Organizations

  • New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Construction
  • Dams
  • Drainage Basins
  • Embankments
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environmental Protection
  • Flood Control
  • Floods
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Tensile Strength
  • United States
  • Visual Inspection
  • Warning Systems
  • Water Resources

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  • Hydrologic Risk Analysis and Mitigation.