Lake 16 Dam Repair Presentation
Dam construction circa 1949
Lake 16 prior to dam failure
Empty reservoir after dam failure
Downstream side of dam, treatment plant supply pipe exposed (normally buried).
Post-dam failure debris clean up
Old pipe material
Looking upstream at temporary cofferdam (timbers were removed from beneath dam)
Standing at base of dam on upstream side
Looking through dam foundation (upstream side of dam)
View from downstream side of dam looking upstream
View looking downstream at new vaults & temporary bypass pipes
View on upstream side of dam showing new pipes through foundation .
Downstream of dam looking at new vaults
Rock material for placement beneath dam’s foundation
Grout material being placed to fill voids between large rocks
Grout being placed on downstream side of dam to fill voids and cover treatment plant supply pipe.
Clarifier at Water Treatment Plant during initial flushing
View from downstream side of dam looking at vaults and hydroseeded slopes – Project complete!