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National Dam Safety Program. Thelma Pitts Dam (Inventory Number VA 03343), York River Basin, Carolina County, Virginia. Phase I Inspection Report
Thelma Pitts Dam is an earthfill embankment approximately 18.6 feet high and 250 feet long. The principal spillway is a concrete drop inlet riser located near the left abutment. An emergency spillway is located on each abutment. The dam, located about 0.9 miles west of Sparta, Virginia, is used for recreation. Thelma Pitts Dam is a 'small' size - 'significant' hazard structure as defined by the Recommended Guidelines for Safety Inspection of Dams. The dam and appurtenant structures were in good overall condition at the time of inspection. Maintenance of the dam is considered to be inadequate. A stability check of the dam is not required. Using the Corps of Engineers' screening criteria for 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 45 percent of the SDF or 8 percent of the Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) without overtopping the non-overflow section of the dam. The spillway is adjudged as inadequate but not seriously inadequate.
National Dam Safety Program. Thelma Pitts Dam (Inventory Number VA 03343), York River Basin, Carolina County, Virginia. Phase I Inspection Report
Thelma Pitts Dam is an earthfill embankment approximately 18.6 feet high and 250 feet long. The principal spillway is a concrete drop inlet riser located near the left abutment. An emergency spillway is located on each abutment. The dam, located about 0.9 miles west of Sparta, Virginia, is used for recreation. Thelma Pitts Dam is a 'small' size - 'significant' hazard structure as defined by the Recommended Guidelines for Safety Inspection of Dams. The dam and appurtenant structures were in good overall condition at the time of inspection. Maintenance of the dam is considered to be inadequate. A stability check of the dam is not required. Using the Corps of Engineers' screening criteria for 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 45 percent of the SDF or 8 percent of the Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) without overtopping the non-overflow section of the dam. The spillway is adjudged as inadequate but not seriously inadequate.
National Dam Safety Program. Thelma Pitts Dam (Inventory Number VA 03343), York River Basin, Carolina County, Virginia. Phase I Inspection Report
J. A. Walsh (author)
1981
54 pages
Report
No indication
English