Mica Dam Safety Review
Project Overview
Location: Kinbasket Lake, BC
Client: BC Hydro
Services: Engineering, Geotechnical & Dam Engineering
Markets: Energy
Completed: 2019
Project Description
TULLOCH performed a comprehensive Dam Safety Review of the 244 m high zoned earthfill Mica Dam and its associated infrastructure. TULLOCH’s review covered structural systems, instrumentation, and regulatory documentation in support of dam safety compliance at Canada’s tallest dam.
Scope of Services
- Site inspection of the dam, spillway, powerhouse, and reservoir rim
- Assessment of the dam structure, spillway, spillway inlet, abutment slopes, and reservoir rim
- Evaluation of existing dam and reservoir slope instrumentation systems
- Review of earthquake and flood studies
- Review of historical documentation, including design reports, O&M manuals, and dam safety studies
- DSR Report
