Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE-DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
Article 40 - DESIGN OF EARTH DAMS
Section 5-40-5a - Determining the height of a dam or barrier

Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 5-40-5a

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024

To determine the height of a dam or barrier pursuant to K.S.A. 82a-301(b) and amendments thereto, that measurement shall be made as follows:

(a) The height of a dam or barrier that extends across the natural bed of a stream or watercourse shall be the vertical distance measured from the bed of the stream or watercourse at the downstream toe of the dam or barrier to the lowest elevation on the top of the dam or barrier, excluding any openchannel spillway and any anomalous low points.

(b) The height of a dam or barrier that does not extend across the natural bed of a stream or watercourse shall be the vertical distance measured from the lowest elevation of the outside limit of the dam or barrier to the lowest elevation on the top of the dam or barrier, excluding any open-channel spillway and any anomalous low points.

(c) The height of a proposed barrier or dam shall be measured from the planned top of the dam, excluding any allowance for settlement.

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