Location
Logan, UT
Start Date
3-25-2026 2:30 PM
Description
The climate question
- Overtopping = 1/3rd of all dam failures (ASDSO)
- Drought concerns and supply uncertainty motivate keeping reservoirs full
- Overtopping likelier if extreme storm when reservoir full
- Over much of the country the probability of the annual daily maximum rainfall > 100-year event and the preceding 30-day rainfall >10-year event are going up (Hwang & Lall 2024)
Included in
Earth Sciences Commons, Environmental Engineering Commons, Environmental Sciences Commons, Hydraulic Engineering Commons, Life Sciences Commons
Mar 25th, 2:30 PM
Utah Prototype for Visualizing Vulnerabilities Downstream of Dams
Logan, UT
The climate question
- Overtopping = 1/3rd of all dam failures (ASDSO)
- Drought concerns and supply uncertainty motivate keeping reservoirs full
- Overtopping likelier if extreme storm when reservoir full
- Over much of the country the probability of the annual daily maximum rainfall > 100-year event and the preceding 30-day rainfall >10-year event are going up (Hwang & Lall 2024)