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Criteria and Guidelines for Evacuating Storage Reservoirs and Sizing Low-Level Outlet Works (ACER TM No. 3)

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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.


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1990 (current)


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Revision ID: 6603
Revision Date: 02/23/2023