National Dam Safety Program. Francois Lake Dam (MO 31389), Upper Mississippi - Kaskaskia - St. Louis Basin, Jefferson County, Missouri. Phase I Inspection Report.

Abstract

This dam has been classified as unsafe, non-emergency by the St. Louis District as a result of the application of the following criteria: Spillways will not pass 50 percent of the Probable Maximum Flood without overtopping the dam; Overtopping of the dam could result in failure of the dam; and Dam failure significantly increases the hazard to loss of life downstream.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA104696

Entities

People

  • Albert B. Becker Jr.
  • Ralph E. Sauthoff

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Classification
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Dams
  • Drainage Basins
  • Earth Fills
  • Embankments
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Flood Damage
  • Materials
  • Mississippi River
  • Safety
  • United States
  • Visual Inspection
  • Warning Systems

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  • Hydrologic Risk Analysis and Mitigation.