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National Dam Safety Program. Piedmont Geriatric Hospital Dam (Inventory Number VA 13520), James River Basin, Nottoway County, Commonwealth of Virginia. Phase I Inspection Report
Piedmont Geriatric Hospital Dam is an earthfill embankment approximately 19.5 feet high and 500 feet long. The principal spillway consists of a 6 inch diameter cast iron pipe acting as a fixed crest riser connected to a 6 inch cast iron conduit that extends through the embankment. The emergency spillway consists of one 18 inch diameter concrete pipe on the left side of the embankment. The embankment is considered to be in fair condition. The appurtenant structures are generally in poor condition. The dam is located approximately one mile east of Burkeville, Virginia. The dam is owned by the Piedmont Geriatric Hospital, Burkeville, Virginia, and is used for recreation. Piedmont Geriatric Hospital Dam is a 'small' size - 'significant' hazard dam as defined by the Recommended Guidelines for Safety Inspection of Dams. Visual inspection and office analyses of the dam revealed several minor deficiencies requiring further attention. A stability check is not required. Using the Corps of Engineers' screening criteria for the initial review of spillway adequacy, the 100-year flood was selected as the spillway design flood (SDF). The spillway is capable of passing up to 25 percent of the SDF or 6 percent of the PMF without overtopping the crest of the dam. Overtopping during the SDF is not considered detrimental to the embankment.
National Dam Safety Program. Piedmont Geriatric Hospital Dam (Inventory Number VA 13520), James River Basin, Nottoway County, Commonwealth of Virginia. Phase I Inspection Report
Piedmont Geriatric Hospital Dam is an earthfill embankment approximately 19.5 feet high and 500 feet long. The principal spillway consists of a 6 inch diameter cast iron pipe acting as a fixed crest riser connected to a 6 inch cast iron conduit that extends through the embankment. The emergency spillway consists of one 18 inch diameter concrete pipe on the left side of the embankment. The embankment is considered to be in fair condition. The appurtenant structures are generally in poor condition. The dam is located approximately one mile east of Burkeville, Virginia. The dam is owned by the Piedmont Geriatric Hospital, Burkeville, Virginia, and is used for recreation. Piedmont Geriatric Hospital Dam is a 'small' size - 'significant' hazard dam as defined by the Recommended Guidelines for Safety Inspection of Dams. Visual inspection and office analyses of the dam revealed several minor deficiencies requiring further attention. A stability check is not required. Using the Corps of Engineers' screening criteria for the initial review of spillway adequacy, the 100-year flood was selected as the spillway design flood (SDF). The spillway is capable of passing up to 25 percent of the SDF or 6 percent of the PMF without overtopping the crest of the dam. Overtopping during the SDF is not considered detrimental to the embankment.
National Dam Safety Program. Piedmont Geriatric Hospital Dam (Inventory Number VA 13520), James River Basin, Nottoway County, Commonwealth of Virginia. Phase I Inspection Report
J. A. Walsh (author)
1981
51 pages
Report
No indication
English