Saba dam is an important engineering measure for soil conservation in upstream watershed. In Taiwan, damage of such dams occurs frequently due to scoured hole downstream of the dams. In this article, Theories of formation of such scour are reviewed. A numerical model solving Laplace equation by finite difference method within an irregular domain is constructed. The irregular shape of scoured hole and pressure along the hole are determined according to physical model in a sand tank. Simulation shows that seepage flow field is sensitive to both downstream pressure conditions and pressure distribution along the scour. Different seepage types are identified for cases with running water or still water in the scour. An impermeable coating paved on bed-surface upstream of dam can reduce outward seepage force acting along the scour to 70 % of the original value. The marginal benefit, however, slow down when the length of coating keep increase, which should be a benefit/cost consideration to designer of such measure.