National Dam Safety Program. Kemp Lake Dam (M0 30035), Mississippi - Kaskaskia - St. Louis Basin, Crawford County, Missouri. Phase I Inspection Report.
Abstract
The purpose of the inspection was to make an assessment of the general condition of the dam with respect to safety, based upon available data and visual inspection, in order to determine if the dam poses hazards to human life or property. The inspection and evaluation indicates that the spillway does not meet the criteria set forth in the guidelines for a dam having the above size and hazard potential. The spillway will pass 17 percent of the Probable Maximum Flood without overtopping. The Probable Maximum Flood is defined as the flood discharge that may be expected from the most severe combination of critical meteorologic and hydrologic conditions that are reasonably possible in the region. The guidelines require that a dam of small size with a high downstream hazard potential pass 50 to 100 percent of the PMF. Considering the small volume of water impounded, the small size of the dam and the large floodplain downstream, 50 percent of the PMF has been determined to be the appropriate spillway design flood.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA105143
Entities
People
- Dave Daniels
- Nelson Morales
- Steve Brady
- Tom Beckley