Criteria and Guidelines for Evacuating Storage Reservoirs and Sizing Low-LevelOutlet Works

摘要

The determination of reservoir evacuation rates, initial filling rates, and thesizing of low-level outlet works are important design considerations for storage dams. The document presents Bureau of Reclamation policy pertaining to requirements for evacuating storage reservoirs and for sizing low-level outlet works. The two-part document addresses evacuation rates and facilities. Part I contains evacuation criteria for Bureau of Reclamation storage reservoirs. Part II contains guidelines which provide methods of evaluating site-specific conditions in compliance with the Bureau of Reclamation's criteria.