san marcos dam inundation map

size

10 Miles

location

San Luis Obispo County

completion year

2020

About this Project

North Coast Engineering completed the inundation map for the Department of Water Resources. The Department of Water Resources requires dam owners to perform a dam breach study every ten years to create an emergency response in case of failure. Our team modeled the breach of a 40-foot tall dam and the impacted area downstream from the dam. The simulation includes 407 acre-feet of water traveling over 10 miles through the San Marcos creek in just under two hours. NCE was able to map the inundated area in color pdfs for safety officials to prepare an emergency action plan (EAP) in response to a dam failure.  

CLIENT

  • CHIMNEY ROCK RANCH

PROJECT TYPE

  • FLOOD MAPPING

SENIOR STAFF / PROJECT MANAGERS

  • GREG JAEGER, P

PROJECT ENGINEER

  • JOHN LUTTMAN, PE

services used

 

civil engineering

  • Waterway Modeling / Flood Studies and Mapping

surveying & mapping

Surveying services were not used in this project.

project development

    Project development services were not used in this project.

    For A Full list of services

    • Civil Engineering
    • Land Surveying & Mapping
    • Construction Staking
    • Land Development
    • Stormwater Management

    HUERHUERO FLOOD ANALYSIS

    SHANDON COMMUNITY PLAN FLOOD ANALYSIS

    ALAMO SPRINGS SOLAR RANCH FLOOD CONSRAINT

    ROBERT NICHOLS RANCH FLOOD STUDY

    Have A Project in Mind?

    We would love to hear from you and show you what we can do for your next project.

    nce@northcoastengineering.com
    725 Creston Rd Suite C Paso Robles, CA 93446
    +1 (805) 239 – 3127