National Program for Inspection of Non-Federal Dams, Richard's Corner Dam (CT 00371), Farmington River Basin, New Hartford, Connecticut. Phase I Inspection Report.

Abstract

The Richard's Corner Dam is an earth embankment with a concrete core and is 950 feet long and 75 feet high. It has an emergency spillway, channel, gate house and diversion tunnel. The dam and its appurtenant structures are generally in good condition. The dam will pass the Probable Maximum Flood (Recommended Spillway Design Flood) without overtopping the dam. Some recommended measures to be undertaken by the owner include establishment of metering points for seepage measurements and periodic inspections of the dam.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA144162

Entities

Organizations

  • New England District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computations
  • Concrete
  • Connecticut
  • Construction
  • Dams
  • Drainage Basins
  • Embankments
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Flood Control
  • Materials
  • New England
  • Safety
  • Spillways
  • United States
  • Visual Inspection
  • Warning Systems

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  • Hydraulic Engineering.