Report on failure and reconstruction of Marshall Creek Dam

REPORT ON FAILURE AND RECONSTRUCTION OF . MARSHALL CREEK DAM , ~ . { . FEBRUARY 11, 1938 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (l':'t.'i':'I) Office of History Gift of Gail Hathaway REPORT Oli FAILURE Alif.D RECONSTRUCTION OF MARSH.ALL CREEK Il.AM February 11, 193g February 11, 1938 F. C. Harrington, Assistant Administrator and Chief Engineer, Works Progress Administration, 1734 New York Avenue, N. W., Washington, D. C. Dear Sir: Pursuant to your request, the Board of Engineers appointed to in­vestigate the failure of Marsho.11 Creek Dam, Wyandotte Cou_'Plt;;r, Kansas, submit herewith their final report. A copy of this report has been furnished the Board. of County Commissioners of Wyandotte County, Kans2,s. Respectfully yours, --.... / /,1r·- -- /,- {:-·,4., , /~ L;·::... )ff ;:.o a. , f-'.__ __ i - H. I,. Reppifr, ; Ohairmnn, Director of OporD.tions, Knn.sas Works Progress Administration ()~. f~ 1/M~. t:{J~~-li. R. E. McDonnell, Consulting Engineer of Kanse,s City, Mo. for Wyandotte County, Kansas. G, A. futh2.w~, Principq,l Engine U. S. Engineers, War Department. R. V. Smrhh, Assistb.nt Engineer, Kanscl-s Division o:f Wat er Resources~ Board of Engineorst INDEX TO MA.RSIULL CREEK. DAM TABLES .AND DRAWINGS TO ACCOMPANY REPORT Tables No. l Moisture Content and Voids~ Foundation Samples ~ No~ 2 Results of Shearing Strength Tests on Soils from Foundation of Original Dam. No. 3 Results of Shearing Strength .Te sts on Soils from Upstream Foundation. Drawings Plate No, Title 13 15 1 Photograph - Marshall Creek Dam Failure, September 19, 1937. 2 Photographs: 1. View from left side showing break in berm alignment. 2. Toe of dam showing mud waves~ 3 Photographs: 1. View from left side. 2. View from right side. 4 Phot ogrnph . showing stations and ranges. 5 Vicinity Map . 6 Location of Underground Explorations. 7 Geological Profile along c~nterline of Daro. 8 Contour Map of Valley Floor (Rock Surface). Soil Profile and Graphic Mechanical Analysis - Station Soil Profile and Graphic M