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National Program of Inspection of Non-Federal Dams, Tennessee. Red Boiling Springs Dam Number 1 (Inventory Number TN 11104), Barren River Basin, near Red Boiling Springs, Macon County, Tennessee. Phase I Investigation Report
The dam is a linear earthern structure 450' long and 47.5 high with a crest width of 18'. The upstream and downstream slopes are 3.2H:1V and 3.OH:1V respectively. The surface area of the lake is 5.4 acres at normal pool and 15.5 acres at the top of the dam. On the day of the inspection the reservoir was about 2/3 full for the first filling since construction. At the left abutment is an uncontrolled earth and rock saddle spillway with a base width of 72'. The principal spillway consists of a 2.5' x 7.5' reinforced concrete riser feeding a 30' steel cylinder concrete pipe. The drawdown is a 24' formed opening at the upstream toe of the riser regulated by a manually operated 24' sliding headgate. The embankment is uniform and well grassed with no signs of cracking, sliding, or differential settlement observed on the embankment or in the area immediately downstream. There are no trees or other deleterious vegetative growth. The dam is in the intermediate size and high hazard potential category. On the basis of these classifications, the structure is required to pass the full probable maximum flood (PMF) of 28.2' of rain falling in 6 hours. Analysis reveals that the spillway is capable of passing the flood without causing the dam to overtop. Since the dam has no significant defects or inadequacies, it is considered to be 'not deficient'.
National Program of Inspection of Non-Federal Dams, Tennessee. Red Boiling Springs Dam Number 1 (Inventory Number TN 11104), Barren River Basin, near Red Boiling Springs, Macon County, Tennessee. Phase I Investigation Report
The dam is a linear earthern structure 450' long and 47.5 high with a crest width of 18'. The upstream and downstream slopes are 3.2H:1V and 3.OH:1V respectively. The surface area of the lake is 5.4 acres at normal pool and 15.5 acres at the top of the dam. On the day of the inspection the reservoir was about 2/3 full for the first filling since construction. At the left abutment is an uncontrolled earth and rock saddle spillway with a base width of 72'. The principal spillway consists of a 2.5' x 7.5' reinforced concrete riser feeding a 30' steel cylinder concrete pipe. The drawdown is a 24' formed opening at the upstream toe of the riser regulated by a manually operated 24' sliding headgate. The embankment is uniform and well grassed with no signs of cracking, sliding, or differential settlement observed on the embankment or in the area immediately downstream. There are no trees or other deleterious vegetative growth. The dam is in the intermediate size and high hazard potential category. On the basis of these classifications, the structure is required to pass the full probable maximum flood (PMF) of 28.2' of rain falling in 6 hours. Analysis reveals that the spillway is capable of passing the flood without causing the dam to overtop. Since the dam has no significant defects or inadequacies, it is considered to be 'not deficient'.
National Program of Inspection of Non-Federal Dams, Tennessee. Red Boiling Springs Dam Number 1 (Inventory Number TN 11104), Barren River Basin, near Red Boiling Springs, Macon County, Tennessee. Phase I Investigation Report
W. Culbert (author)
1981
101 pages
Report
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English