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Incident ID |
MS00000-3485 |
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Dam Name |
Jennings Lake Dam #2 |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
L |
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State |
MS |
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Incident Date |
02/05/2020 |
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Incident Type |
Non-failure |
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Incident Driver |
Hydrologic/flooding |
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Incident Mechanism 1 |
Animal Activity |
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Incident Mechanism 2 |
Overtopping |
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Incident Mechanism 3 |
Insufficient Spillway Capacity |
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Incident Description |
Spillways blocked by beaver dam construction, so the dam was actively overtopping. Did not fail. |
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Named Hydrologic Event |
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EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident |
N |
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Fatalities (Number) |
0 |
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Number of People Evacuated |
0 |
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Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated |
0 |
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Number of Habitable Structures Flooded |
0 |
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Other Infrastructure Impacts |
0 |
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Economic Damages (in $) |
0 |
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Volume released at failure (ac-ft) |
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Response |
After contact with owner, beaver dams were cleared weeks after overtopping incident. |
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Additional Remarks or Updates |
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Incident Time |
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Incident Duration |
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Incident Report Produced |
Y |
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Information Sources |
MDEQ Dam Safety |
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Owner Type |
P |
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Dam Type |
RE |
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Primary Purpose(s) |
R |
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EAP |
NO |
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Year Completed |
0 |
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Year Modified |
0 |
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Dam Height |
0 ft |
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Max Storage (ac-ft) |
0 ac-ft |
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Surface Area (acres) |
4 acres |
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River Name |
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Latitude |
31.8292 |
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Longitude |
-89.4622 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
MS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY |
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NID Number |
MS00000 |
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Attachments |
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