Drop inlet spillways for gully dams

Authors

C R. Coffman

Keywords

Soil conservation, Dams, Spillways

Disciplines

Construction Engineering and Management | Natural Resources and Conservation | Water Resource Management

First Page Number

21

Last Page Number

22

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

Spillways of gully dams are very subject to erosion because of the difficulty of maintaining a protective grass cover when the stream flows continuously through winter and perhaps well into summer. At the same time, although concrete drop inlets (or pipe spillways) can be designed for continuous flows as well as the occasional storm flows, the cost of large concrete structures is so high that a combination of drop inlet and emergency by-pass is suggested as a most economical and practical safety measure.

Erratum

Found in previous article. Vol 16 No1 Peanuts for the Ord Department of Agriculture, Western Australia p 19

Recommended Citation

Coffman, C R. (1975) "Drop inlet spillways for gully dams," Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 16: No. 1, Article 9.
Available at: https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol16/iss1/9