National Program for Inspection of Non-Federal Dams. Bradway Dam (CT 00480), Thames River Basin, Stafford, Connecticut. Phase I Inspection Report.

Abstract

Bradway Dam consists of a 330 foot long earth embankment and a 140 foot wide grassed natural channel used as an emergency spillway. The outlet consists of a concrete riser with 6 foot long weirs on each side and a 24-inch reinforced concrete outlet pipe discharging to an unnamed streams at the toe of dam. This dam and five others constructed during the same period control flooding in Stafford Springs from Middle River and Furnace Brook. The maximum height of dam is 29 feet with a maximum storage capacity of 1,050 acre-feet at crest elevation. The Soil Conservation Service design for this dam used a rainfall of 15 inches and a runoff of 14 inches for the emergency spillway design. This design flood is more than adequate for Bradway Dam.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA144545

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

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