National Dam Safety Program. Cornwall upper Reservoir Dam (Inventory Number NY 604), Lower Hudson River Basin, Orange County, New York. Phase I Inspection Report.

Abstract

Cornwall Upper Reservoir Dam, located on an unnamed tributary of Moodna Creek, is 2 miles south of Cornwall-on-the-Hudson, New York. The dam and reservoir are used for water supply. The visual inspection revealed several deficiencies in this structure. The following items were noted: The left spillway training wall and the adjacent crest elevation are 0.9 feet below the average crest of the dam; Superintendent Ralph Smith reported seepage near a large tree (24-inch diameter) on the downstream face near the left abutment of the dam. Some seepage was observed in this area, but the source could not be determined; Four small local depressions along the crest of the dam; Trees are located in the discharge channel immediately downstream from the spillway; On the downstream slope, there are four or five tree trunks with diameters 4 to 8 inches. On the downstream slope there are a large number of trees below the road; The masonry portion of th left spillway wall has collapsed for approximately 3 feet long at the crest of the spillway weir; A large number of rodent holes are scattered on the downstream face of the dam; and There is a small eroded area on the downstream face of the dam near the left abutment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1981
Accession Number
ADA105771

Entities

People

  • Granville Kester Jr

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  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems

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  • Climate Change
  • Construction
  • Dams
  • Drainage Basins
  • Embankments
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Flood Control
  • Gates
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Materials
  • New York
  • Numbers
  • Training
  • Visual Inspection
  • Warning Systems
  • Water Supplies

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  • Hydrologic Risk Analysis and Mitigation.
  • Riverine Ecology