National Program for Inspection of Non-Federal Dams. South Reservoir Dam and Dikes, Main Dam (MA 00453), East Dike (MA 01278), West Dike (MA 01279) Massachusetts Coastal Area, Winchester, Massachusetts. Phase I Inspection Report.

Abstract

The main dam is a 950 foot long, 28 foot hydraulic height earth fill embankment structure with a 25 foot long concrete spliiway at the right abutment. There are also two earthfill enbankment dikes. The west dike is about 200 ft. lonmg and has a height of 6 ft. The east dike is 100 ft. long and about 13.5 ft. in height. The dam is judged to be in generally good condition and the dikes are in fair condition. The size classification is intermediate and the hazard potential is high.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA154734

Entities

Organizations

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

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Dams
  • Earth Fills
  • Embankments
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Flood Control
  • Massachusetts
  • Materials
  • New England
  • Riprap
  • Safety
  • United States
  • Visual Inspection
  • Warning Systems
  • Water Supplies

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