National Program for Inspection of Non-Federal Dams. Mill Pond Reservoir Main Dam (MA 01121), Merrimack River Basin, Burlington, Massachusetts. Phase I Inspection Report.

Abstract

The dam is comprised of a 1,300 foot long, 49.5 foot high earth fill embankment having a concrete core wall. The reservoir is a pump storage facility, having no inlet stream or spillway. Between the design high water level, elevation 144, and the top of dam, elevation 147.5, there is 221 acre-feet of available storage. This capacity is sufficient to store all the runoff, 203 acre-feet, from the drainage area. There will be no test flood outflow. The dam will not be overtopped. The following remedial measures should be instituted by the Owner: grass and brush on the dam should be cut and maintained; animal burrows should be filled-in and prevented from reoccuring; trespassing on the dam should be prevented; a formal warning system for the downstream impact area should be developed and the dam should be inspected once every year by a qualified registered professional engineer.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA155389

Entities

Organizations

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

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

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

Readers

  • Hydraulic Engineering.
  • Hydrologic Risk Analysis and Mitigation.