General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Inflatable rubber dam |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Flood-control dam |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA |
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| Impounded: |
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| Replaced by: |
Tempe Town Lake Dam (2016)
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| Supports: |
Tempe Town Lake Pedestrian Bridge
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| Coordinates: | 33° 26' 1.55" N 111° 56' 55.08" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 4.9 m | |
| foundation slab | thickness | 0.91 m |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
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|---|---|
| foundations & abuments |
reinforced concrete
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Chronology
| 20 July 2010 | A section of the dam bursts, releasing water at a rate of 420 m³/s in the downstream Salt river bed which is normally dry. The lake is drained by about three quarters by the following morning. |
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| 8 October 2010 | Refilling of the lake begins using water from Roosevelt Lake. |
| 26 October 2010 | The lake is re-opened. |
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20074536 - Published on:
09/01/2018 - Last updated on:
13/11/2018
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