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Dam and Embankment

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DAM AND EMBANKMENT

Type: Rolled earthfill
Fill Quantity: 1,272,000 cubic yards
Crest Elevation: 826.0
Top Width: 30 feet
Maximum Base Width: 680 feet
Maximum Height Above Streambed: 71 feet
Freeboard: 4.8 feet
Closure Date: 19 December 1978
Multipurpose Level Reached: 20 May 1981

RESERVOIR

Multipurpose Pool: 791.0
Flood Control Pool: 801.0
Surcharge: From elevation 801.0 to 820.5
Multipurpose Pool Storage: 30,000 acre-feet
Flood Control Pool Storage: 98,000 acre feet
Photo of Long Branch Lake

SPILLWAY

Type: Uncontrolled Limited Service
Crest Elevation: 809.0
Width: 50 feet
Discharge Capacity (spillway design flood): 5570 c.f.s.

OUTLET WORKS

Type: Open Conduit
Conduit Diameter: 6.0’ X 5.5’ Arched Conduit
Capacity: 1150 c.f.s.
Low Flow Gate : 1 – 18" X 18" Square Knife Gate
Emergency Gate : 1 – 7.0’ X 7.1’ Bulkhead

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