National Program for Inspection of Non-Federal Dams. Stone Hill Reservoir Dam (CT 00436), Thames River Basin, Griswold, Connecticut. Phase I Inspection Report.
Abstract
The dam has a maximum height of 21 feet and is approximately 500 feet in length. The spillway structure is located on an excavated channel leading to the reservoir and permits flows to enter the impoundment at low stage and discharge from the reservoir at high stage. This spillway is located about 600 feet left of the left dam abutment. The outlet works for the dam consists of a control tower and wet well chamber and two 16 inch diameter conduits through the dam. One 16 inch diameter conduit is used to withdraw water for treatment and use in the distribution system and a second conduit discharges at the downstream toe of the dam. Due to its age, Stone Hill Reservoir Dam was neither designed nor constructed by present state-of-the-art procedures. Based upon the visual inspection at the site and the lack of engineering, operational and maintenance data, there are areas of concern which must be corrected to assure the long-term performance of this dam. The dam is considered to be in FAIR condition. Deficiencies include trees growing on the dam embankment, the potential for overtopping due to the inadequate discharge capacity of the overflow spillway; the spillway approach, discharge channel, and the outlet channel downstream from the dam embankment require clearing of brush and trees; and a seepage monitoring program should be implemented. The maximum spillway discharge of 410 CFS represents only 53 percent of the test flood outflow assuming no outlet conduit discharge.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA144664
Entities
Organizations
- New England District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers