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Welcome to Timberlake Presented by Charles (Charley) F. Hurt, P.E. Charles (Chuck) K. Hurt, P.E.

Welcome to Timberlake Presented by Charles (Charley) F. Hurt, P.E. Charles (Chuck) K. Hurt, P.E. April 19, 2004. The Headforemost Co. Consultant Engineers 408 St. Andrews Circle Lynchburg, VA 24503 (434) 384-0710. Acknowledgements & Thanks Charles Falwell, Falwell Well Corp.

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Welcome to Timberlake Presented by Charles (Charley) F. Hurt, P.E. Charles (Chuck) K. Hurt, P.E.

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  1. Welcome to Timberlake Presented by Charles (Charley) F. Hurt, P.E. Charles (Chuck) K. Hurt, P.E. April 19, 2004 The Headforemost Co. Consultant Engineers 408 St. Andrews Circle Lynchburg, VA 24503 (434) 384-0710 Acknowledgements & Thanks Charles Falwell, Falwell Well Corp. The News & Daily Advance Hurt & Proffitt, Inc. Designed by: Betty Anne Hurt

  2. History • Timberlake “the gem of the Piedmont” • 70 acres of lake and golf course • Developed in the fall of 1926 • Developers • The Timberlake Corp. • Edley Craighill, Engineer • F. L. Showalter, Contractor • The Dam was designed for the 100-year flood • The Timberlake Corp. took bankruptcy in 1930 • The Peaksview Corp. bought the property in 1945 • The water system was given to CCUSA in 1970 • The Homeowners Assn. (HOA) was set up in 1986 and continued until 1990

  3. TIMBERLAKE As it was…

  4. Sailing

  5. Across the Water

  6. DAM FAILURE June 22, 1995 • Century’s hardest recorded Rainfall • 9” in 4 to 5 hours

  7. Break in Dam

  8. Break in Dam

  9. Southside of Road Over Dam

  10. Lake Bed After Dam Break

  11. Principle Spillway

  12. Boat Caught inPrinciple Spillway

  13. Looking Downstream Thru the Dam Break

  14. Reconstruction of Timberlake • An emergency meeting of the Board of Directors of the HOA was called • Reconstruction CommitteeCharlie Falwell, Chair • Restoration FundBud Colbert, Chair • Licensing and PermitsGeorge Shrader, Chair • Land AssessmentsShaeffer Oglesby

  15. Rebuild Dam • HOA hired Hurt & Proffitt on July11,1995, to design the reconstruction of Timberlake • Bid opening for Dam repairs - May 23, 1996 • Construction by Counts & Dobyns began onJune 2, 1996 • Clay core material was found on adjoining property of Bobby Montgomery • Hurricane Fran brought heavy rains half-way through the construction • Dam completed November 1, 1996 • Refilling of Lake on February 17, 1997 • Easter Sunday 1997, after 40 days and 40 nights FULL LAKE water flowed thru the primary spillway

  16. Creek thru Timberlake Lake Beda Year Later 1996

  17. Dredging Silt From Lake Bottom 1996

  18. Construction of New DamJune 1996 Cutting a Keyway to the Dam

  19. Installation of Lake Drain Valve

  20. Inspection of Drain Outlet by Hurt & Proffitt

  21. Dam 50% Complete

  22. Cut in Dam Prior to Storm Fran’s Rains

  23. Fran Fills the Lake

  24. Beginning of RepairsDue to Fran

  25. Repairs to Cut Made for Fran

  26. 200 ft. wide by 4.5 ft. deep Construction of Emergency Spillway

  27. Dam CompletionNovember 1, 1996

  28. Dedication of Dam June 21, 1997

  29. Memorial

  30. Timberlake Again

  31. Good Bye from Timberlake Presented by Charles (Charley) F. Hurt, P.E. Charles (Chuck) K. Hurt, P.E. The Headforemost Co. Consultant Engineers 408 St. Andrews Circle Lynchburg, VA 24503 (434) 384-0710 Acknowledgements & Thanks Charles Falwell, Falwell Well Corp. The News & Daily Advance Hurt & Proffitt, Inc. Designed by: Betty Anne Hurt

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