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Watershed Dams in Georgia
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Watershed Dams in Georgia
– 357 Total– 195 High Hazard
(NRCS)– NRCS constructed –
owned by local sponsors
– Most built between 1950s-1970s for flood control
– NRCS continues to provide technical assistance to sponsors
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Watershed Dams in Georgia• Estimated $1.5 billion in
infrastructure and 3,750 bridges below NRCS watershed dams
• 277,094 acre-feet of total flood storage
• Drainage areas range from 87 to 115,520 acres (average size is 5 square miles or 3200 acres)
• Height ranges from 11 to 87 feet
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• NRCS Policy requires an NRCS engineer to complete a formal engineering inspection every 5 years.
• The sponsor responsible for operation and maintenance of the dam should conduct inspections between the formal inspections.
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• If the watershed dam is a Category I structure (state of Georgia), Georgia Safe Dams will inspect it every other year. Safe Dams expects the sponsors to do inspections 4 times a year on these structures with 1 of those inspections completed by an Engineer of Record.
• In addition to the formal inspections NRCS will assist the sponsor(s) with responding to technical questions that arise from Georgia Safe Dams inspections.
• However NRCS will not do the yearly inspection of Category I structures.
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-Mow dam and auxiliary spillway.-Cut trees and chemically treat stumps to prevent regrowth.-Remove build-up in front of toe drains to allow water to flow freely.-Monitor seepage for any changes.-Remove blockage downstream so toe drains are not submerged.
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Why Maintenance is Critical
The Great Flood of 2009A Georgia Case Study
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Dam Safety Concerns• Excellent performance of well-
maintained dams and spillways• Most damage occurred downstream of
the constructed spillway channel• Small flow discontinuities can lead to
significant erosion• Structure modifications by landowners
and sponsors can lead to increased flooding downstream and dam or spillway failure
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Little Tallapoosa River Watershed Dam No. 20, Carroll County
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This is one of the first pictures that the NRCS State Office received from the field on September 21st. This dam was overtopped by as much as a foot of water.
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Little Tallapoosa River Watershed Dam No. 20, Carroll County
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No damage to embankment during overtopping event.
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Noonday Creek Watershed Dam No. 15, Cobb County
Working as Designed--Flow through the Auxiliary Spillway. This site is at Kennesaw State University with over 100 people working in offices within 300 yards below the dam.
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Little River Watershed Dam No. 25, Fulton County
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Auxiliary Spillway about a week after the flooding . The Maximum flow depth in this spillway was approximately three feet.
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Dam Safety Concerns• Excellent performance of well-
maintained dams and spillways• Most damage occurred
downstream of the constructed spillway channel
• Small flow discontinuities can lead to significant erosion
• Structure modifications by landowners and sponsors can lead to increased flooding downstream and dam or spillway failure
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Little River Watershed Dam No. 25, Fulton County
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Erosion just downstream from the constructed auxiliary spillway channel.
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Pumpkinvine Creek Watershed Dam No. 67, Paulding County
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Erosion just downstream from the constructed auxiliary spillway channel.
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Dam Safety Concerns• Excellent performance of well-
maintained dams and spillways• Most damage occurred downstream of
the constructed spillway channel• Small flow discontinuities can
lead to significant erosion• Structure modifications by landowners
and sponsors can lead to increased flooding downstream and dam or spillway failure
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Little Tallapoosa River Watershed Dam No. 19, Carroll County on September 21, 2009
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Erosion caused by trees in the auxiliary spillway
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Dam Safety Concerns• Excellent performance of well-maintained
dams and spillways• Most damage occurred downstream of the
constructed spillway channel• Small flow discontinuities can lead to
significant erosion• Structure modifications by
landowners and sponsors can lead to increased flooding downstream and dam or spillway failure
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Little River Watershed Dam No. 39, Fulton County
Increased erosion caused by installation of a sewer line in an auxiliary spillway.
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Pumpkinvine Creek Watershed Dam No. 3A
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Increased erosion caused by installation of a sewer line in an auxiliary spillway. The left side of the spillway suffered little to no erosion.
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Little River Watershed Dam No. 15, Cherokee County
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Auxiliary Spillway altered from grading of a driveway.
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http://www.ga.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/eng/guidelines.html
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SummarySome 139 NRCS assisted dams are included in the 23-county disaster area. These dams protected an estimated 1,788 homes valued at $358 million, and 572 road crossings valued at $57 million.
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What If Structure Needs More Than Maintenance
Watershed Dam Rehabilitation
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Y-15, Gwinnett County
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• To date in Georgia:• 15 dams upgraded to current safety
standards– 8 to State Standards– 7 to NRCS Standards
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Questions?
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