DAM AND FLOODPLAIN SAFETY

• 1960 - Air and hydraulic model studies of left diversion tunnel outlet works for GC Dam, CRSP. USBR.
• 1965 - Report on Leak at Fontenelle Dam. Reclamation.
• 1983 - Colorado River Flooding. Government Accountibility Office.
• 1985 - Spillway Test at Glen Canyon Dam & Schematic of Left Spillway Repair at Glen Canyon Dam. Reclamation.
• 1990 - Dam Safety at Upper Basin Projects
• 1990 - Probable maximum floods on the Colorado River. Bureau of Reclamation.
• 1990 - Cavitation in Chutes and Spillways. Reclamation.
• 1997 - Emergency at Flaming Gorge Dam. Reclamation.
• 1998 - Dam failure inundation study; Glen Canyon Dam & Inundation Maps. Bureau of Reclamation.
• 1999 - The 1983 Flood at Glen Canyon Dam. Steve Hannon.
• 2000 - Dam Safety Response about Glen Canyon Dam. Letter: Reclamation to Weisheit.
• 2007 - Glen Canyon Dam Spillway Failure. John Keys.
• 2008 - Interview with Bud Rusho; public relations officer for Reclamation.
• 2019 - Cavitation damage at spillways. Reclamation.
• 2021 - Glen Canyon Dam Repairs in 1983 & 1984: Spillway Tunnels & Air Slots. McCormick & Boring.
• 2023 - Long-term Drought and Glen Canyon Dam: Potential effects on water deliveries and hydropower. Congressional Research Service.
• 2024 - Glen Canyon Dam Outlet Tubes Memo

WEBSITES

• Glen Canyon Case Study: Association of State Dam Safety Officials (archived pdf).

RESERVOIR CAPACITY (graphics)

• Minimum Required Colorado River System Storage Space
• Minimum Flood Control Releases at Hoover Dam
• Notable Floods above Hoover Dam
• Contents of major dams (including dead pool capacity) above Hoover

LEAKAGE

• Tally of leakage/seepage; around/through; Glen Canyon Dam. John Weisheit, 2023.

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