Effect of Toston Dam on Upstream Ice Conditions

• Main Author: Ashton, George D.
• Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1989
• Subjects: Snow; Ice and Permafrost; Civil Engineering; *DAMS; *ICE; THEORY; WINTER; LEVEL(QUANTITY); JAMMING; ELECTRIC POWER; RIVERS; ELEVATION; FLOODING; SUMMER; RESERVOIRS; RAILROAD TRACKS; MISSOURI RIVER; MONTANA; IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; HYDROELECTRICITY; WATER; COMPUTER PROGRAMS; THICKNESS; RIVER ICE; TOSTON DAM; ICE JAM THEORY; HEC-2 COMPUTER PROGRAM; WATER LEVEL; Burlington; Crow Creek; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA210119; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA210119

A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of raising the winter- period reservoir level at Toston Dam on the Missouri River to an elevation of 3952.6 ft ASL. At present the dam is operated as an overflow dam with crest elevation of 3941.6 ft during the winter. In summer, flashboards are installed...