Table 1. Physical characteristics and breach data used in this study.
|
Dam/Reservoir |
Vr (m3) |
Qp(m3/s) |
tf (hr) |
Wb (m) |
Db (m) |
Wd (m) |
Hd (m) |
F
|
S
|
Sf
|
Break Neck Run Dam, Pennsylvania |
4.93x104
|
9.2
|
3
|
30.48
|
7.00
|
63.00
|
7.00
|
0.0052
|
0.4838
|
0.27265
|
Lake Avalon Dam, New Mexico |
7.77x106
|
2321.9
|
2
|
137.16
|
14.63
|
420.6
|
14.63
|
0.0966
|
0.3261
|
0.10862
|
Sherburne Dam, New York |
7.52x104
|
14.2
|
3
|
45.72
|
10.36
|
91.44
|
10.36
|
0.0029
|
0.5000
|
0.57595
|
Dells Dam Wisconsin |
1.30x107
|
5434.9
|
0.67
|
112.77
|
17.98
|
292.61
|
17.98
|
0.2018
|
0.3854
|
0.04563
|
Hatfield Dam, Wisconsin |
1.22x107
|
3397.9
|
2
|
91.44
|
6.70
|
137.16
|
6.70
|
0.6841
|
0.6667
|
0.00688
|
Horse Creek Dam, Denver, Colorado |
2.09x107
|
3883.2
|
3
|
60.96
|
12.80
|
182.88
|
16.76
|
0.4441
|
0.2545
|
0.00894
|
Hatchtown Dam, Salt Lake City, Utah |
1.48x107
|
1970.8
|
4
|
36.57
|
19.80
|
237.74
|
19.81
|
0.1953
|
0.1538
|
0.01164
|
Goose Creek Dam, South Carolina |
1.06x107
|
492.7
|
12
|
30.48
|
3.96
|
701.04
|
6.09
|
0.6549
|
0.0282
|
0.01228
|
Mammoth Dam, Colorado |
1.35x107
|
2520.1
|
3
|
9.14
|
21.34
|
48.77
|
21.34
|
0.8929
|
0.1874
|
0.00071
|
Puddingstone Dam, California |
6.16x105
|
283.2
|
3
|
91.44
|
10.67
|
251.46
|
15.24
|
0.0284
|
0.2546
|
0.56886
|
Hemet Dam, California |
8.63x106
|
1600
|
3
|
30.48
|
6.09
|
83.21
|
6.09
|
1.1135
|
0.3663
|
0.00791
|
Elk City Dam, Oklahoma |
7.40x105
|
608.79
|
0.83
|
45.72
|
9.14
|
259.08
|
9.14
|
0.1538
|
0.1764
|
0.14630
|
Sinker Creek Dam, Idaho |
3.33x106
|
926
|
2
|
91.44
|
21.34
|
335.28
|
21.34
|
0.0328
|
0.2727
|
0.19646
|
Frenchman Dam, Montana |
8.64x106
|
1602.68
|
3
|
243.84
|
12.19
|
884.00
|
12.19
|
0.0493
|
0.2758
|
0.30412
|
Baldwin Hills Reservoir, California |
1.11x106
|
141.58
|
4.5
|
121.92
|
48.77
|
167.64
|
48.77
|
0.0011
|
0.7272
|
0.89801
|
Lake Latonka Mercer, Pennsylvania |
1.59x106
|
294.48
|
3
|
33.53
|
13.11
|
701.00
|
13.11
|
0.0591
|
0.0478
|
0.19380
|
Nanaksagar Dam, India |
2.10x108
|
9709.5
|
12
|
45.72
|
15.85
|
3218.68
|
15.85
|
1.0745
|
0.0142
|
0.01111
|
Whitewater Brook, New Hampshire |
5.18x105
|
70.79
|
3
|
6.4
|
6.1
|
137.16
|
18.90
|
0.2344
|
0.0151
|
0.03203
|
Knife Lake Dam, Minnesota |
9.86x106
|
1098.66
|
5
|
12.19
|
6.09
|
60.96
|
6.09
|
1.9100
|
0.2000
|
0.00046
|
Teton Dam, Idaho |
3.08x108
|
46786.5
|
4
|
45.72
|
79.55
|
945.00
|
92.96
|
0.4605
|
0.0414
|
0.01304
|
Euclides da Cunha Dam, Brazil |
1.36x107
|
1005.2
|
7.25
|
131.06
|
53.00
|
304.80
|
53.00
|
0.0063
|
0.4300
|
0.15567
|
Armando de Salles Oliveira , Brazil |
2.59x107
|
7195.0
|
2
|
167.64
|
35.00
|
660.00
|
35.00
|
0.0662
|
0.2540
|
0.14952
|
Kelly Barnes Lake, Toccoa, Georgia |
4.93x105
|
549.0
|
0.5
|
137.16
|
7.92
|
152.40
|
7.92
|
0.0573
|
0.9000
|
0.33581
|
Dam near Frankfurt, Germany |
3.51x105
|
79.28
|
2.5
|
9.45
|
9.75
|
120.00
|
9.75
|
0.0879
|
0.0787
|
0.03150
|