Indiana § 14-27-7.3-2 "Low head dam"

Indiana Statutes

§ 14-27-7.3-2 — "Low head dam"

Indiana § 14-27-7.3-2

Art. 27LEVEES, DAMS, AND DRAINAGE

Ch. 7.3Low Head Dams

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Ind. Code § 14-27-7.3-2 (2026).

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As used in this chapter, "low head dam" means a manmade in-channel structure in a watercourse that is capable of generating hazardous recirculating currents that pose a risk to public health and safety and causes the watercourse to have a vertical drop of twenty-five (25) feet or less. The term does not include:

(1)a dam with a downstream structure in place to dissipate the hydraulic energy of the water past the crest of the dam; or

(2)ramped impoundments which drop at slopes of five percent (5%) or flatter.

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As used in this chapter, "low head dam"
means a manmade in-channel structure in a watercourse that is capable
of generating hazardous recirculating currents that pose a risk to public
health and safety and causes the watercourse to have a vertical drop of
twenty-five (25) feet or less. The term does not include:
(1) a dam with a downstream structure in place to dissipate the
hydraulic energy of the water past the crest of the dam; or
(2) ramped impoundments which drop at slopes of five percent
(5%) or flatter.