National Dam Safety Program. Wiggins Ozark Camp Dam (MO 30026), White Basin, Reynolds County, Missouri. Phase I Inspection Report.
Abstract
Wiggins Ozark Camp Dam was inspected by an interdiciplinary team of engineers. 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 to determine if the dam poses hazards to human life and property. Failure would threaten the life and property of eleven families and cause appreciable damage to State Highway 72 and a country road crossing. Our inspection and evaluation indicates that the dam is deficient in that the spillways do not meet the criteria set forth in the guidelines for a dam having the above size and hazard potential and which require that the spillway be capable of passing a one-half PMF (Probable Maximum Flood). The probable maximum flood is defined as the flood discharge that may be expected from the most severe combination of critical meteorological and hydrologic conditions reasonably possible in the region. The dam will begin to be overtopped by a flood having a discharge (peak and volume) equal to 3% to 4% of the PMF. The spillways will not pass a 1% chance flood (100-year flood) without overtopping the dam. A 100-year flood has a 1% chance of being exceeded in any given year.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA105305
Entities
People
- Henry Reitz
- John J. Bailey Jr