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Flood Overtopping Failure of Dams

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Initial Risk Screening Based on<br />

PMF<br />

• Reclamation typically uses the PMF as a<br />

screening tool for the dam overtopping<br />

failure mode<br />

• If the PMF is current and can be safely<br />

passed without overtopping the dam,<br />

overtopping is typically not considered a<br />

viable failure mode<br />

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