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Incident ID |
CA00000-188 |
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Dam Name |
SHEFFIELD |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
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State |
CA |
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Incident Date |
06/01/1925 |
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Incident Type |
Failure |
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Incident Driver |
Seismic |
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Incident Mechanism 1 |
Other |
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Incident Mechanism 2 |
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Incident Mechanism 3 |
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Incident Description |
the dam failed by liquefaction, a fact borne out by the following paper:
https://cedb.asce.org/CEDBsearch/record.jsp?dockey=0016249 |
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Named Hydrologic Event |
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EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident |
No |
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Fatalities (Number) |
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Number of People Evacuated |
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Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated |
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Number of Habitable Structures Flooded |
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Other Infrastructure Impacts |
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Economic Damages (in $) |
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Volume released at failure (ac-ft) |
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Response |
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Additional Remarks or Updates |
Precise date unknown. 25-high hydraulic fill dam, 7 miles from the epicenter of a 6.3 Richter magnitude quake. The embankment & foundation were comprised primarily of loose silty sand, & seepage had saturated the foundation & lower part of the fill, res
https://projects.eri.ucsb.edu/sb_eqs/1925/sheffield.html
https://cedb.asce.org/CEDBsearch/record.jsp?dockey=0016249 |
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Incident Time |
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Incident Duration |
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Incident Report Produced |
Yes |
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Information Sources |
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Owner Type |
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Dam Type |
HF |
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Primary Purpose(s) |
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EAP |
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Year Completed |
1917 |
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Year Modified |
0 |
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Dam Height |
25 ft |
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Max Storage (ac-ft) |
92 ac-ft |
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Surface Area (acres) |
0 acres |
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River Name |
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Latitude |
0 |
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Longitude |
0 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
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NID Number |
CA00000 |
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Attachments |
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