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National Program for Inspection of Non-Federal Dams. Mt. Holyoke College Upper Dam (MA 00583) Connecticut River Basin, South Hadley, Massachusetts. Phase 1 Inspection Report
Mt. Holyoke College Upper Dam is a 160-foot long stone masonry-concrete dam built in 1900 and used primarily for recreation. The dam has a maximum height of 19.6 feet and consists of a main spillway, two side channel spillways and an outlet. The outlet works are located on the left abutment of the dam. There is also an inoperable mud gate on the face of the dam. There are deficiencies which must be corrected to assure the continued performance of this dam. This conclusion is based on the visual inspection of the site and a review of the available data. Generally the dam is in fair condition. The following deficiencies were observed at the site: seepage at the toe of the dam near the low level outlet; erosion from foot traffic at the left abutment; and a growth of brush and trees in the spillway side channel. The test flood would overtop the dam by 1.4 feet. Hydraulic analyses indicate that the spillways without stoplogs can discharge 2,550 cfs, or 58 percent of the test flood outflow before the dam is overtopped. With stoplogs, the spillways can discharge 2,000 cfs or 45 percent of the test flood outflow before the dam is overtopped.
National Program for Inspection of Non-Federal Dams. Mt. Holyoke College Upper Dam (MA 00583) Connecticut River Basin, South Hadley, Massachusetts. Phase 1 Inspection Report
Mt. Holyoke College Upper Dam is a 160-foot long stone masonry-concrete dam built in 1900 and used primarily for recreation. The dam has a maximum height of 19.6 feet and consists of a main spillway, two side channel spillways and an outlet. The outlet works are located on the left abutment of the dam. There is also an inoperable mud gate on the face of the dam. There are deficiencies which must be corrected to assure the continued performance of this dam. This conclusion is based on the visual inspection of the site and a review of the available data. Generally the dam is in fair condition. The following deficiencies were observed at the site: seepage at the toe of the dam near the low level outlet; erosion from foot traffic at the left abutment; and a growth of brush and trees in the spillway side channel. The test flood would overtop the dam by 1.4 feet. Hydraulic analyses indicate that the spillways without stoplogs can discharge 2,550 cfs, or 58 percent of the test flood outflow before the dam is overtopped. With stoplogs, the spillways can discharge 2,000 cfs or 45 percent of the test flood outflow before the dam is overtopped.
National Program for Inspection of Non-Federal Dams. Mt. Holyoke College Upper Dam (MA 00583) Connecticut River Basin, South Hadley, Massachusetts. Phase 1 Inspection Report
1980
82 pages
Report
No indication
English
Civil Engineering , Dams , Spillways , Erosion , Brushes , Growth(General) , Inspection , Mud , Channels(Waterways) , Sides , Safety , Hazards , Deficiencies , Conduits , Floods , Channels , Trees , Visual inspection , Mount Holyoke College Upper Dam , National Dam Inspection Program