National Program for Inspection of Non-Federal Dams. Babbidge Reservoir Dam (NH 00398), NHWRB 206.03, Connecticut River Basin, Roxbury, New Hampshire. Phase I Inspection Report.

Abstract

The Babbidge Reservoir Dam is a 38-foot-high earth embankment with a reinforced concrete corewall. There is a 36-foot-long concrete overflow spillway at the left abutment and a gatehouse at the crest which controls flow from the reservoir and from the Quarry Dam upstream. It is small in size with a high hazard potential. Significant economic loss and possible loss of more than a few lives could result from the event of a dam failure. With stoplogs, the spillway is capable of passing 9% of the test flood. The dam is in fair condition. Remedial measures should be undertaken by the owner. Keywords include: Inspection, Dam safety, Connecticut River Basin, Roxbury, New Hampshire, and Roaring Brook.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA156510

Entities

Organizations

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

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Construction
  • Dead Reckoning
  • Drainage Basins
  • Embankments
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Flood Control
  • Floods
  • Laser Diodes
  • Materials Science
  • New England
  • New Hampshire
  • Reinforced Concrete
  • Visual Inspection
  • Warning Systems
  • Water Resources
  • Water Supplies

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  • Hydraulic Engineering.
  • Hydrologic Risk Analysis and Mitigation.