Reservoir Dam Gate Spillway Radar Level Measurement

When a Michigan township needed reliable level measurement of their dam, they turned to Flowline. The lake is part of an aging network of smaller reservoirs that manage water retention and flow across the county. During peak storm events, the dam can quickly reach maximum capacity, unless the spillway gates are concurrently opened. Last year, a sister dam overflowed and flooded several homes to the South. The cause was determined to be an exposed ultrasonic level sensor, which during the storm, stopped measuring due to the extreme rain and wind velocity attentuating its signal. City managers said, “Not here”, and instructed their integrator to select and install redundant, bullet proof level sensors on their reservoirs. For these reasons, Flowline suggested our LR30 radar sensor that’s reliable and designed for outdoor environmental applications. The radar sensors provide reliable level data to the SCADA, which proportionately controls the spillway. Flowline is reliable level measurement.