Lake Michie Dam Improvements Client: City of Durham Water Management Location: Durham, NC Hazen and Sawyer has completed multiple projects for the City of Durham at Lake Michie Dam. Placed into service in 1926, the 3.6 billion gallon (BG) Lake Michie is impounded by a 96-foot high concrete gravity dam that is anked by earthll embankment sections. It is classied as a Medium Size, High Hazard Potential structure.Lake Michie viewed from the dam. Construction of Lake Michie Dam. Concrete gravity section viewed from abutment with earthen embankment dam. Placement of riprap and stabilization of earthen embankment dam. Rehabilitation of the concrete ogee spillway. Inundation prole developed for Lake Michie Dam showing the approximate travel time and maximum ood elevation for critical downstr

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