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Crib Dam (DSD_110)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: dsd_110.ttl

Name

cribDam

Attribute

DSD Dam Structural Design Type

Definition

Crib dams were constructed most commonly using heavy timbers or dressed logs (although other materials could be used) in the manner of a log house with the interior filled with earth or rubble.

Description

Timber dams were widely used in the early part of the industrial revolution and in frontier areas due to ease and speed of construction. Rarely built in modern times by humans because of relatively short life span and limited height to which they can be built. The locations where timber dams are most economical to build are those where timber is plentiful, cement is costly or difficult to transport, and either a low head diversion dam is required or longevity is not an issue.

Accepted

2020-6-10

Defined by

VMST

Allowed for

• BI020 Dam

RWOI terms naming it

• RWO_04709 Crib Dam

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.