Deteriorated conduits with holes can cause seepage: Difference between revisions
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(Created page with "<div style= "text-align:center;">''Message: Deteriorated conduits must be taken seriously.''</div> ----</br> In 2018, a large sinkhole was discovered in the back slope of Reser Dam. The outlet pipe is a deteriorated, corrugated metal pipe with holes. It is likely the holes in the outlet pipe are the source of the seepage that caused the sinkhole. <gallery mode="slideshow"> File:DCC1.jpg|Powell County, MT dam CMP in 1999, no holes, pipe in relatively good shape File:DCC...") |
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File:DCC3.jpg| | File:DCC3.jpg|Sinkhole in slope of dam | ||
File:DCC4.jpg| | File:DCC4.jpg|Active seepage in sinkhole | ||
File:DCC5.jpg| | File:DCC5.jpg|Active seepage coming from sinkhole | ||
File:DCC6.jpg| | File:DCC6.jpg|Outlet conduit | ||
File:DCC7.jpg| | File:DCC7.jpg|Outlet conduit and back slope of dam | ||
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Revision as of 21:28, 22 June 2022
Message: Deteriorated conduits must be taken seriously.
In 2018, a large sinkhole was discovered in the back slope of Reser Dam. The outlet pipe is a deteriorated, corrugated metal pipe with holes. It is likely the holes in the outlet pipe are the source of the seepage that caused the sinkhole.