National Program for Inspection of Non-Federal Dams. Drown's Dam (NH 00136), State Number 184.04, Piscataqua River Basin, Nottingham, New Hampshire. Phase I Inspection Report.

Abstract

The dam is 18 ft. high and 235 ft. long. It is an earthen embankment contained between two vertical dry masonry (stone) walls. The dam is in fair condition. The impounding system has an inadequate spillway discharge capacity. The test flood would overtop the lowest point of the crest by 1.7 ft.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA156108

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Organizations

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

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Dams
  • Drainage Basins
  • Embankments
  • Emergencies
  • Engineers
  • Flood Control
  • Inspection
  • Materials
  • New England
  • New Hampshire
  • Safety
  • United States
  • Visual Inspection
  • Warning Systems
  • Water Resources

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