Dam Safety Education and Technical Resources

• Including but not limited to any Federally Approved Software
  • Hydrologic Engineering Center Software (i.e., HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS)
  • GeoDam - BREACH
  • Simplified Dam-Break
• Computational Fluid Dynamic Software (i.e., FLOW-3D, STAR-CCM+)

Please refer to the following research paper for additional guidance on selecting the most appropriate Dam Breach Inundation Software

• Selecting Dam Breach Inundation Software - Observations from Kentucky

• FEMA - Dam Safety Homepage
• Guidelines for Dam Safety Risk Managment (FEMA P-1025)
• Emergency Action Planning for Dam Owners (FEMA P-64)
• Guidelines for Inundation Mapping of Flood Risk Associated with Dam Incidents/Failures (FEMA P-946)
• Selecting and Accommodating Inflow Design Floods for Dams (FEMA P-94)
• Earthquake Analysis and Design of Dams (FEMA P-65)
• Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety (FEMA P-93)
• Glossary of Terms (FEMA P-148)
   

• USACE Dam Safety Homepage
• National Inventory of Dams (NID)
• Dams 101
• Managing Dams
• Taking Action

• USBR Homepage
• Reclamation Safety of Dams Act
• Reclamation Directives and Standards
• Reclamation Manual
• Reclamation Public Protection Guidelines
• Guidelines for Estimating Loss of Life for Dam Safety Risk Analysis
• Dam Failure and Flood Event Case History Compilation
• Examples of Use

• NRCS Hydrologic & Hydraulic (H&H) Technical Guidance

• NOAA Homepage
• Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) Documents
• NOAA Atlas 14 - Point Precipitation Frequency Estimates: NC

• ASDSO Homepage
• Resources for Dam Owners and Operators
• Lessons Learned from Dam Incidents and Failures