National Program for Inspection of Non-Federal Dams. White Reservoir Dam (MA 00606), Connecticut River Basin, Southampton, Massachusetts. Phase I Inspection Report.
Abstract
The dam is a 348 foot long, 51 foot high structure, originally designed and constructed as a masonry gravity dam in 1912. Later, an earth embankment was placed against the downstream face of the original masonry dam. The visual inspection indicates the dam is presently in poor condition. The concrete chute spillway is badly weathered, cracked and undermined in several areas. Should the bottom of the chute lift and plug the shallow height chute discharge opening, events could lead to serious undermining and erosion of the earth embankment. Repairs to correct deficiencies with the mechanical elements in the control tower are now being studied by the owner. Effects of reservoir storage would cause the test flood discharge to be 3,600 cfs which would overtop the dam by about 1.6 feet. Spillway capacity at the top of dam is 940 cfs which is 25 percent of the test flood discharge.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA155380
Entities
Organizations
- New England District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers