1. Welcome to Timberlake Charles (Charley) F. Hurt, P.E.
Presented by
Charles (Charley) F. Hurt, P.E.
Charles (Chuck) K. Hurt, P.E.
April 19, 2004
The Headforemost Co.
Consultant Engineers
408 St. Andrews Circle
Lynchburg, VA 24503
(434)
Acknowledgements & Thanks
Charles Falwell, Falwell Well Corp.
The News & Daily Advance
Hurt & Proffitt, Inc.
Designed by: Betty Anne Hurt

3. History Timberlake “the gem of the Piedmont”
70 acres of lake and golf course
Developed in the fall of 1926
Developers
The Timberlake Corp.
Edley Craighill, Engineer
F. L. Showalter, Contractor
The Dam was designed for the 100-year flood
The Timberlake Corp. took bankruptcy in 1930
The Peaksview Corp. bought the property in 1945
The water system was given to CCUSA in 1970
The Homeowners Assn. (HOA) was set up in 1986 and continued until 1990

4. TIMBERLAKE As it was…

5. Timberlake aas it was

6. Sailing

7. Across the Water

8. DAM FAILURE June 22, 1995 Century’s hardest recorded Rainfall
9” in 4 to 5 hours
DAM FAILURE

9. Break in Dam
Washout from the Dam Failure 6/22/95

10. Break in Dam
The Break

11. Southside of Road Over Dam

12. Lake Bed After Dam Break

13. Principle Spillway

14. Boat Caught in Principle Spillway

15. Looking Downstream Thru the Dam Break

16. Reconstruction of Timberlake
An emergency meeting of the Board of Directors of the HOA was called
Reconstruction Committee Charlie Falwell, Chair
Restoration Fund Bud Colbert, Chair
Licensing and Permits George Shrader, Chair
Land Assessments Shaeffer Oglesby

17. Rebuild Dam
HOA hired Hurt & Proffitt on July11,1995, to design the reconstruction of Timberlake
Bid opening for Dam repairs - May 23, 1996
Construction by Counts & Dobyns began on June 2, 1996
Clay core material was found on adjoining property of Bobby Montgomery
Hurricane Fran brought heavy rains half-way through the construction
Dam completed November 1, 1996
Refilling of Lake on February 17, 1997
Easter Sunday 1997, after 40 days and 40 nights FULL LAKE water flowed thru the primary spillway

18. Creek thru Timberlake Lake Bed a Year Later 1996

19. Dredging Silt From Lake Bottom 1996

20. Construction of New Dam June 1996 Cutting a Keyway to the Dam

21. Installation of Lake Drain Valve

22. Inspection of Drain Outlet by Hurt & Proffitt

23. Dam 50% Complete

24. Cut in Dam Prior to Storm Fran’s Rains

25. Fran Fills the Lake

26. Beginning of Repairs Due to Fran

27. Repairs to Cut Made for Fran

28. Construction of Emergency Spillway
200 ft. wide by 4.5 ft. deep

29. Dam Completion November 1, 1996

30. Dedication of Dam June 21, 1997

31. Memorial

32. Timberlake Again

38. Good Bye from Timberlake
Presented by
Charles (Charley) F. Hurt, P.E.
Charles (Chuck) K. Hurt, P.E.
The Headforemost Co.
Consultant Engineers
408 St. Andrews Circle
Lynchburg, VA 24503
(434)
Acknowledgements & Thanks
Charles Falwell, Falwell Well Corp.
The News & Daily Advance
Hurt & Proffitt, Inc.
Designed by: Betty Anne Hurt