Terminus Dam

Owner : Department of the Army - Corps of Engineers

Terminus Dam, operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers, enables the protection of the downstream population as well as the irrigation of a vast agricultural plain.

The installation of fusegates has increased the storage capacity by 50 hm³ while ensuring a total attenuation of the flood with a return period of 70 years (in comparison to 40 years, before modification).

This project used fusegates measuring 6.50 m in height.

United States
Date of completion
2004
Performance
Increase storage and spillway discharge capacity
Fusegate type
Labyrinth
Number
6
Height
6.50 m
Width
11.70 m