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National Dam Inspection Program. South Pond Dam (NDI I.D. Number PA-00639, PennDER I.D. Number 52-181), Delaware River Basin, Branch of Hornbecks Creek, Pike County, Pennsylvania. Phase I Inspection Report
South Pond Dam is located on a branch of Hornbecks Creek in Delaware Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania. The facility is located about 1,000 feet south of Wild Acres Lake and less than five miles east of U.S. Route 209 which parallels the Delaware River. Observations made during the visual inspection reveal the embankment is generally well maintained and presently in fair condition. No evidence of seepage through the downstream embankment face, sloughing, animal burrows, or excess embankment settlement was noted. Some minor erosion was observed along the downstream embankment toe near the right abutment where the spillway discharge channel abuts the embankment. The erosion is due, in part, to the design of the channel, which is inadequately sized and, in part, to the lack of adequate slope protection along the channel sidewalls and downstream embankment toe. The condition of the incised area in the vicinity of the outlet conduit was observed to be somewhat saturated and covered with swamp-like vegetation. This condition may be due either to poor channel drainage or leakage along the outlet conduit. This is not considered to be significant at this time, but should continue to be observed. In addition, the steep slopes in this area apparently make routine maintenance difficult. As a result, the area around the outlet conduit has been somewhat neglected.
National Dam Inspection Program. South Pond Dam (NDI I.D. Number PA-00639, PennDER I.D. Number 52-181), Delaware River Basin, Branch of Hornbecks Creek, Pike County, Pennsylvania. Phase I Inspection Report
South Pond Dam is located on a branch of Hornbecks Creek in Delaware Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania. The facility is located about 1,000 feet south of Wild Acres Lake and less than five miles east of U.S. Route 209 which parallels the Delaware River. Observations made during the visual inspection reveal the embankment is generally well maintained and presently in fair condition. No evidence of seepage through the downstream embankment face, sloughing, animal burrows, or excess embankment settlement was noted. Some minor erosion was observed along the downstream embankment toe near the right abutment where the spillway discharge channel abuts the embankment. The erosion is due, in part, to the design of the channel, which is inadequately sized and, in part, to the lack of adequate slope protection along the channel sidewalls and downstream embankment toe. The condition of the incised area in the vicinity of the outlet conduit was observed to be somewhat saturated and covered with swamp-like vegetation. This condition may be due either to poor channel drainage or leakage along the outlet conduit. This is not considered to be significant at this time, but should continue to be observed. In addition, the steep slopes in this area apparently make routine maintenance difficult. As a result, the area around the outlet conduit has been somewhat neglected.
National Dam Inspection Program. South Pond Dam (NDI I.D. Number PA-00639, PennDER I.D. Number 52-181), Delaware River Basin, Branch of Hornbecks Creek, Pike County, Pennsylvania. Phase I Inspection Report
B. M. Mihalcin (author)
1981
83 pages
Report
No indication
English