National Dam Safety Program. Blackwell Mine Dam (MO 30709), Mississippi - Kaskaskia - St. Louis Basin, Washington County, Missouri. Phase I Inspection Report.

Abstract

This dam has been classified as unsafe, non-emergency by the St Louis District as a result of the following criteria: (1) The dam has no spillway and the dam cannot contain 50 percent of the Probable Maximum Flood; (2) Overtopping could result in dam failure; and (3) Dam failure significantly increases the hazard to life and property downstream.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA106449

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People

  • Leonard M. Krazynski
  • Richard G. Berggreen

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programs
  • Dams
  • Drainage Basins
  • Embankments
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Equations
  • Flood Control
  • Floods
  • Flow
  • Materials
  • Ores
  • Precipitation
  • United States
  • Visual Inspection
  • Warning Systems
  • Water Flow

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  • Hydrologic Risk Analysis and Mitigation.