SPRING LAKE DAM - MS00128-1864


Incident ID MS00128-1864
Dam Name SPRING LAKE DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential L
State MS
Incident Date 01/01/2012
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Deterioration Or Poor Condition
Incident Mechanism 1 Spillway Pipe Failure
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description CONDUIT FAILED VERY SLOWLY OVER 2-5 YEARS. EMBANKMENT HAS SLOWLY COLLAPSED OVER CONDUIT.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
Fatalities (Number)
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts
Economic Damages (in $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates ROAD ACROSS TOP OF DAM WAS CLOSED.
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources
Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP NR
Year Completed 1971
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 26 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 480 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 93 acres
River Name LITTLE MOUNGERS CREEK
Latitude 30.5933
Longitude -88.6933
Regulatory Agency(ies) MS Dept. of Environmental Quality
NID Number MS00128
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