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Goose on Hope Mills Lake #1

 

 

Goose on Hope Mills Lake #1

 

 

Goose on Hope Mills Lake #1

 

 

Goose on Hope Mills Lake #1

 

 

Goose on Hope Mills Lake #1

 

 

Goose on Hope Mills Lake #1

 

 

Goose on Hope Mills Lake #1

 

 

Goose on Hope Mills Lake #1

 

Goose on Hope Mills Lake #1

Dam Construction and Monitoring Photos

Full-sized photo of dam during construction

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Here are pictures of the water stop used at the dam. It appears that vinyl sheet piling was used from the center of the dam through the West wall while metal sheet piling was used from the center of the dam through the East wall.

Pictures were provided from the website :
http://crowder.oxblue.com/hmdr/

   
       

Cropped Photo showing detail of dam construction foundation

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Closer crop of the first photo.    
       

Closer view of above photo of dam foundation

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...Still closer.    
       

Failed vinyl on the west wall of the dam

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Broken cut-off wall onder prongs 1 and 2 junction on the west wall of the dam.

 

   
       

Concrete heaved from the floor of the spillway

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Broken slab adjiacent to east retaining wall in the dam stillway.
   
       

Dam erosion around the base of the dam fingers

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Erosin around the base of the dam fingers.

   
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

The Friends of Hope Mills Lake, Inc.

PO Box 535

Hope Mills, NC 28348