National Dam Safety Program. Cold Spring Dam (Upper) (Inventory Number N.Y. 106), Lower Hudson River Basin, Putnam County, New York. Phase I Inspection Report,

Abstract

Visual inspection of this dam did not reveal conditions which constitute an immediate hazard to human life or property. However, the dam has some deficiencies which require further engineering investigations. Structural stability analyses performed for this report indicate that the factors of safety are below recommended values for all conditions studied. Safety factors fall to critical levels when the dam is subjected to severe loading conditions (such as flood flows or ice loading). Immediately upon receipt of this notification, a system for providing around-the-clock surveillance of the dam during periods of unusually heavy precipitation should be developed. An emergency action plan for the notification of downstream residents should also be developed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA105734

Entities

People

  • George W. Koch

Organizations

  • New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Center Of Gravity
  • Command And Control
  • Command Control Communications
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Dams
  • Department Of State
  • Drainage Basins
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Grids
  • Materials
  • New York
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Safety Factor
  • Visual Inspection
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Hydrologic Risk Analysis and Mitigation.
  • Structural Dynamics.