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North Fork Hughes River Watershed Dam
Project Type:
Dams & Reservoirs
Location: North Bend State Park, West Virginia
 Owner: Natural Resources Conservation Service
 Engineer: Natural Resources Conservation Service/Gannett Fleming
 Contract Value: $17.5 million
 Contract Type: Fixed Unit Price (competitive bid)

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Project Highlights
  • Construction of new 110-foot-high, 600-foot-wide RCC dam and emergency spillway
  • 90,000 CY RCC dam with precast upstream panels and impervious membrane
  • 260,000 excavation for emergency spillway
  • 120,000 CY foundation excavation
  • Structural concrete (intake tower, emergency spillway, primary spillway pipe)
  • Foundation dewatering
  • Fencing
  • Reclamation

Project Details

The North Fork Hughes Dam is located in one of the most visited West Virginia State Parks.  The dam, which was constructed for flood control, involves approximately 90,000 CY of roller-compacted concrete (RCC), 4,000 CY of structural concrete, 500 LF of outlet conduit and a precast panel system on both the upstream and downstream faces of the dam.  The project was under intense public scrutiny and required extensive public relations.
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