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APPENDIX<br />

INSPECTION CHECKLIST FOR <strong>SMALL</strong> <strong>DAMS</strong><br />

DAM NAME: .....................................................................................................<br />

TYPE: ...............................................................................................................<br />

FOUNDATION (Geology): ................................................................................<br />

LOCALIZATION: ………………………………………………………………….<br />

DATE: …………………………. Water Level: …………………………………..<br />

Weather conditions: ………………………………………………………………<br />

INSPECTED BY: …………………………………………………………………<br />

1. CREST<br />

� Settlements, depressions, sinkholes<br />

� Misalignment<br />

� Longitudinal/transversal cracking<br />

� Animal burrows<br />

� Adverse vegetation<br />

� Erosion<br />

2. UPSTREAM SLOPE<br />

� Loss of rip rap material<br />

� Stone weathering/deterioration<br />

� Inadequate ground cover<br />

� Settlement, depressions, slides, sinkholes<br />

� Longitudinal/transversal cracking<br />

� Animal burrows<br />

� Vegetation (large shrubs, trees)<br />

3. DOWNSTREAM SLOPE<br />

� Erosion<br />

� Inadequate ground cover<br />

� Longitudinal/Transverse cracking<br />

� Settlement, slides, depressions, bulges, sinkholes<br />

� Superficial drainage clogged<br />

� Soft spots or boggy areas<br />

� Movement near the toe<br />

� Animal burrows<br />

� Vegetation (large shrubs, trees)<br />

4. DRAINAGE-SEEPAGE CONTROL<br />

� Internal drains flowing<br />

� Boils near the toe<br />

� Seepage near the toe<br />

� There are sediments at the drainage boxes<br />

� The water is not clear<br />

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