Criteria and Guidelines for Evacuating Storage Reservoirs and Sizing Low-Level Outlet Works (ACER TM No. 3)
From ASDSO Dam Safety Toolbox
The United States Bureau of Reclamation, 1990
The determination of reservoir evacuation rates, initial filling rates, and the sizing of low-level outlet works are important design considerations for storage dams. The document presents Bureau of Reclamation policy pertaining to requirements for evacuating storage reservoirs and for sizing low-level outlet works. The two-part document addresses evacuation rates and facilities. Part I contains evacuation criteria for Bureau of Reclamation storage reservoirs. Part II contains guidelines which provide methods of evaluating site-specific conditions in compliance with the Bureau of Reclamation's criteria.
Revision ID: 6603
Revision Date: 02/23/2023