National Program for Inspection of Non-Federal Dams. Killingworth Reservoir Dam (CT 00401), Connecticut Coastal River Basin, Killingworth, Connecticut. Phase I Inspection Report.
Abstract
The 560 foot long dam is an earth embankment with a masonry and concrete corewall. The top of the dam is 10 feet wide and, at elevation 299, is roughly 29 feet above the streambed of an unnamed tributary to the Menunketesuck River. Upstream and downstream slopes are at two horizontal to one vertical and three horizontal to one vertical inclinations, respectively. A stone filter and underdrain runs along the downstream toe of the dam on both sides of the spillway. The 40 foot wide spillway may be described as a broadcrested concrete weir of trapezoidal cross-section. The concrete spillway wingwalls were extended vertically and horizontally by means of gabions when the downstream slope was flattened in 1973. The channel bottom below the concrete spillway apron is lined with gabions, as are the channel sides. There is also a 16 inch diameter low level outlet pipe and a 6 inch diameter low level outlet pipe through the dam from the concrete intake structure to the downstream channel. There is also a 16 inch diameter low level outlet pipe which runs directly from the reservoir through the intake structure and dam to the downstream channel. Based upon the visual inspection at the site and its past performance, the dam appears to be in good condition. No evidence of instability was observed in the dam or it appurtences. There are some areas of seepage requiring monitoring. Based upon our hydraulics computations, the spillway capacity is 920 cubic feet per second (cfs), which is equivalent to 36 percent of the routed Test Flood outflow.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA144668
Entities
Organizations
- New England District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers