National Dam Inspection Program. Sample Run Dam (NDI I.D. Number PA-00284, DER I.D. Number 32-14) Ohio River Basin, Unnamed Tributary of Two Lick Creek, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Phase I Inspection report,

Sample Run Dam consists of an earth embankment approximately 325 feet long with a maximum height of approximately 23 feet from the downstream toe. The crest width is approximately 10 feet. As designed, the downstream face of the dam was to be protected by grass, and a vertical concrete wall on the upstream side was to provide shoreline protection. Presently, the downstream face of the dam is covered with brush and trees up to 10 feet high and the concrete wall on the upstream side has partially collapsed. The spillway structures are comprised of an 18-foot-wide concrete ogee overflow section which discharges into an 18-foot-long concrete channel, incorporating an energy dissipator sill. Based on the evaluation of the existing conditions, the condition of Sample Run Dam is considered to be poor. The dam is abandoned and is in complete disrepair. A valve house located at the downstream toe of the dam has collapsed, covering most of the operating equipment with rubble. The flood discharge capacity of the dam was evaluated according to the recommended procedure and was found to pass 20 percent of the probable maximum flood (PMF).