National Dam Safety Program. Holly Lake Dam (MO 11021), Missouri - Kansas City Basin, Clay County, Missouri. Phase I Inspection Report.

Abstract

Holly Lake Dam was inspected by a 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, in order to determine if the dam poses hazards to human life or property. Our inspection and evaluation indicates the spillway does not meet the criteria set forth in the guidelines for a dam having the above size and hazard potential. The spillway will not pass the probable maximum flood without overtopping but will pass 15 percent of the probable maximum flood. The spillway will pass the estimated one percent probability flood without overtopping (100-year flood). The spillway design flood recommended by the guidelines is 50 to 100 percent of the probable maximum flood. Considering the downstream hazard, the spillway design flood should be 100 percent of the probable maximum flood. The probable maximum flood is defined as the flood discharge which may be expected from the most severe combination of critical meteorologic and hydrologic conditions which are reasonably possible in the region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA106443

Entities

People

  • Edwin R. Burton
  • Harry L. Callahan
  • Paul R. Zaman

Organizations

  • Black & Veatch

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agriculture
  • Army
  • California
  • Dams
  • Earth Dams
  • Embankments
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Inspection
  • Materials
  • Missouri
  • Soils
  • Spillways
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Visual Inspection
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Hydrologic Risk Analysis and Mitigation.