National Dam Safety Program. G. Gundaker Dam (MO 30543), Mississippi - Kaskaskia - St. Louis Basin, Franklin County, Missouri. Phase I Inspection Report.
Abstract
Gundaker Dam is an earth fill structure approximately 27.7 ft high and 970 ft long at the crest. The appurtenant works consist of rock cut primary spillway with concrete control section in the west abutment, an earth swale emergency spillway in the east abutment and a draindown pipe with valve at the downstream end. Our inspection and evaluation indicates that the combined spillways do not meet the criteria set forth in the guidelines for a dam having the above size and hazard potential. The combined spillways will pass 22 percent of the Probable Maximum Flood without overtopping. Deficiencies visually observed by the inspection team were: (1) wet areas (apparent seepage) at the west abutment-dam contact; (2) sloughing of the upstream face; (3) trees on the dam; (4) animal burrows; (5) clogged fish screen on the primary spillway weir; (6) and brush in the primary spillway downstream of the concrete control weir.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA105348
Entities
People
- Dave Daniels
- Gene Wertepny
- Steve Brady
- Tom Beckley