National Program for Inspection of Non-Federal Dams. Stockbridge Bowl Dam (MA 00022), Housatonic River Basin, Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Phase I Inspection Report.

Abstract

Stockbridge Bowl Dam is an earth embankment dam with a concrete and stone masonry spillway. The dam is approximately 340 feet long, with a maximum height of 19 feet. The spillway has a length of 28 feet. The spillway crest is 3 feet below the top of dam. There is a 350-foot long dike, with a maximum height of 18 feet, to the south of the main dam. The dike forms an approach channel to an outlet structure containing a sluice gate and a 5 1/2-ft. diameter outlet conduit. Based on the visual inspection, the overall condition of the project is judged to be poor. Visual observations made during the course of the inspection revealed deficiencies which require attention and should be corrected before further deterioration leads to a hazardous condition. Effects of reservoir storage would reduce the test flood inflow to an outflow of approximately 14,000 cfs which would overtop the dam by about 3.6 feet. Spillway capacity at the top of dam is 470 cfs which is less than 4% of the routed test flood outflow.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA145327

Entities

Organizations

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

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Construction
  • Dams
  • Drainage Basins
  • Embankments
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Flood Control
  • Floods
  • Gates
  • Law
  • Materials
  • New England
  • Retaining Walls
  • Safety
  • Visual Inspection
  • Warning Systems
  • Water Supplies

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Hydrologic Risk Analysis and Mitigation.