MISSION - SANDY SPRINGS LAKE DAM - GA00000-1660


Incident ID GA00000-1660
Dam Name MISSION - SANDY SPRINGS LAKE DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential
State GA
Incident Date 06/05/2013
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Spillway Pipe Failure
Incident Mechanism 2 Slope Stability
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Occurred during a heavy rainfall event but included pipe failure and slope instability - see the attached report for more detail.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
Fatalities (Number)
Number of People Evacuated 100
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts Roads
Economic Damages (in $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft) 13 ac-ft
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates The dam is exempt from GA Safety Dams regulation. It is located in Fulton Co. but otherwise minimal information on the dam.
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources
Owner Type
Dam Type
Primary Purpose(s)
EAP
Year Completed 0
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 0 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 0 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 0 acres
River Name
Latitude 0
Longitude 0
Regulatory Agency(ies)
NID Number GA00000
Attachments Y