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How is dam height determined when evaluating jurisdictional status?

April 26, 2017Dam evaluating height Jurisdictional Status

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How is dam height determined when evaluating jurisdictional status?

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Jurisdictional height of a dam is the vertical distance measured from the lowest point at the downstream toe of the dam to its maximum storage elevation which is typically the spillway invert elevation. This same approach is also used for calculating the dam height for determining the annual fee.