National Dam Safety Program. Loch Leonard Dam (MO 20309), Missouri - Kansas City Basin, Cass County, Missouri. Phase I Inspection Report.

Abstract

The Loch Leonard Dam is an earthfill structure approximately 19 ft. high and 1900 ft. long at the crest. The appurtenant works consist of: a pump station with an 8-inch discharge pipe from the lake to a Missouri Public Service Co. power plant; a pump station in the stream by the lake with one 18 inch diameter pipe to the settling basin; a 15 inch diameter CMP from the settling basin to the stream; and a 60 inch diameter pipe between the lake and settling basin. Our inspection and evaluation indicates that the combined spillways do not meet the criteria set forth in the guidelines fro a dam having the above size and hazard potential. The combined spillways will pass 9 percent of the Probable Maximum Flood without overtopping. Deficiencies visually observed by the inspection team were: (1) Some brush and small trees on both faces of the dam; (2) Seepage area the downstream toe across from Sta. 2 + 50; (3) Seepage through the embankment across from the pump station at Sta. 11 + 30; and (4) Inlet to 15 inch primary spillway pipe out of the settling basin is blocked with vegetation and debris.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA105351

Entities

People

  • Gene Wertepny
  • John M. Healy
  • John Renner
  • Steven L. Brady
  • Tom Beckley

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  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Construction
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Dams
  • Department Of Defense
  • Drainage Basins
  • Earth Fills
  • Embankments
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Inspection
  • Materials
  • Missouri
  • United States
  • Visual Inspection

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  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Hydrologic Risk Analysis and Mitigation.