Resource
South Fork Dam - A Problem Foundation
Resource Type
ASDSO Conference Papers
Reference Title
South Fork Dam - A Problem Foundation
Organization/Agency
Association of State Dam Safety Officials
Publisher Name
Association of State Dam Safety Officials
Year
1994
Date
May 3-4, 1994
Event Name
West Regional Conference
Event Location
Park City, Utah
Topic Location
Nevada
Abstract/Additional Information
Located on the South Fork Humboldt River about 10 miles southeast of Elko, Nevada, the 1650 foot long and 85 foot high South Fork earthfill darn is founded on intensely altered sedimentary bedrock of upper Mississippian to lower Permian age. Completed in 1989, the recreational reservoir has a storage capacity of about 40,000 acre-feet.
Foundation materials consist of variably fractured and decomposed sandstone:, siltstone and claystone, much of which is of low stren
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