THE BLACKWATER

DAMWebster, New Hampshire, USA

 P u rp o se A flo o d p re ve n tio n
d a m in th e h e a rt o f
th e 3 8 m ile -lo n g
M e rrim a ck R ive r
R e lie s o n sp illw a ys
a n d g a te w a ys to
a llo w w a te r to p a ss
sa fe ly
 To protect downstream
communities (from Concord,
Manchester to Haverhill,
Massachusetts) from potential
floods during heavy rain.
Facts
 Completed in 1941 costing a total of
$1.32 million ...
 So far has already prevented damaged
estimated at approximately $15.3
million


Is a d ry b e d re se rvo ir a llo w in g th e

rive r flo w u n o b stru cte d . ..
O n ly w h e n th e re is a th re a t, d o co rp s
lo w e r th e flo o d g a te s a n d b e g in to sto re
w a te r
Cont’d
H a s a sto ra g e ca p a city exce e d in g
1 5 b illio n g a llo n s o f w a te r
R e co rd w a te r le ve lw a s d u rin g flo o d o f

A p ril 1 9 8 7 w h e n , it w a s fille d to a
w o rryin g 9 3 % o f its ca p a city
 Has provided both locals and
visitors with 3,600 of
recreation land...
 Offering opportunities such as
hiking, skiing, hunting, fishing
etc
TH E G ILB O A D A M
Catskill Mountains, New York State,
USA
P u rp o se

A gravity dam in the

Schoharie Reservoir
of the Catskill
Mountains

R e lie s o n its se lf  Provides a portion

w e ig h t a n d to of New York
h o ld th e w a te r City’s water
b a ck supply
 Facts
 12oft high dam completed in 1926...
 Renovation work on the dam costing
$24m needed to be completed to bring
it up to New York safety standards
 Full scale reconstruction is due to be
started later in 2008 at an estimated
value of $315m


H a s a ca p a city o f
1 7 . 6 B g a llo n s
Cont’d

 The Schoharie Reservoir is

responsible for approximately
4% of NYC’s water supply

N e w Yo rk C ity
u se s o ve r
1 . 2 B g a llo n s
per day