National Program for Inspection of Non-Federal Dams. Shelburne Falls Fire District Reservoir Dam MA 00462, Connecticut River Basin, Colrain, Massachusetts. Phase I Inspection Report.

Abstract

This dam is a 71-year old earth embankment dam which impounds water for fire protection and provides a back up supply of water for Shelburne Falls distribution system. The dam appears to be in fair condition. It is small in size and has a hazard potential of significant. The recommended test flood for a dam this size is one half of the Probable Maximum Flood. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA155985

Entities

Organizations

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

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Concrete
  • Connecticut
  • Connecticut River
  • Construction
  • Dams
  • Drainage Basins
  • Embankments
  • Engineers
  • Flood Control
  • Massachusetts
  • Materials
  • New England
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Safety
  • United States
  • Visual Inspection

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