National Program for Inspection of Non-Federal Dams. Birge Pond Dam (CT 00007) Connecticut River Basin, Bristol Connecticut. Phase I Inspection Report.
Abstract
The Birge Pond Dam consists of an earth embankment with a top width of 15 feet, a maximum height of 16 feet, an upstream slope of 2.5 horizontal to 1 vertical, and a downstream slope of 2.6 horizontal to 1 vertical. There are numerous trees growing from the upstream and downstream slopes of the embankment. The dam is 320 feet long, including a 57.3 foot long concrete overflow spillway located near the left end of the dam. The spillway was reportedly formed by constructing a reinforced concrete slab over the top of an existing earth and timber cribbing dam. The outlet works located at the left end of the dam consist of an upstream gatehouse and unknown piping which formerly supplied water to a downstream manufacturing plant. The dam appears to be in fair condition and requires some work. The spillway capacity of the dam appears to be satisfactory, provided that the top of embankment is maintained at the elevation shown on the plans which is 4.3 feet above the spillway crest. This depth provides a spillway capacity of 1000 cubic feet per second per square mile of drainage area.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA142898
Entities
Organizations
- New England District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers