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“The general considerations for selecting the type and size of a new spillway and/or modifying an existing spillway include: project requirements (frequency and duration of operation, along with flood control requirements); dam type (concrete, embankment, composite); site conditions (topography, geology, and climate); hydrologic and seismic loading requirements; and diversion during construction requirements”.<ref name="DS14">[[Design Standard No. 14: Appurtenant Structures for Dams (Spillways and Outlet Works) | Design Standard No. 14: Appurtenant Structures for Dams (Spillways and Outlet Works), USBR, 2014]]</ref>
“The general considerations for selecting the type and size of a new spillway and/or modifying an existing spillway include: project requirements (frequency and duration of [[operation]], along with flood control requirements); dam type (concrete, embankment, composite); site conditions (topography, geology, and climate); hydrologic and [[seismic]] loading requirements; and diversion during [[construction]] requirements”.<ref name="DS14">[[Design Standards No. 14: Appurtenant Structures for Dams (Ch. 3: General Spillway Design Considerations) | Design Standards No. 14: Appurtenant Structures for Dams (Ch. 3: General Spillway Design Considerations), USBR, 2022]]</ref>


==Examples==
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==Best Practices Resources==
==Best Practices Resources==
{{Document Icon}} [[Design Standard No. 14: Appurtenant Structures for Dams (Spillways and Outlet Works)]]
{{Document Icon}} [[Design Standards No. 14: Appurtenant Structures for Dams (Ch. 3: General Spillway Design Considerations)]]
==Trainings==
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“The general considerations for selecting the type and size of a new spillway and/or modifying an existing spillway include: project requirements (frequency and duration of operation, along with flood control requirements); dam type (concrete, embankment, composite); site conditions (topography, geology, and climate); hydrologic and seismic loading requirements; and diversion during construction requirements”.[1]

Best Practices Resources

Design Standards No. 14: Appurtenant Structures for Dams (Ch. 3: General Spillway Design Considerations)


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Revision Date: 12/02/2022