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Incident ID |
MS03469-1440 |
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Dam Name |
HENRY HUDSON DAM |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
L |
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State |
MS |
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Incident Date |
02/22/2012 |
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Incident Type |
Failure |
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Incident Driver |
Seepage/internal Erosion |
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Incident Mechanism 1 |
Spillway Pipe Failure |
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Incident Mechanism 2 |
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Incident Mechanism 3 |
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Incident Description |
DAM FAILED AT THE PRIMARY SPILLWAY CONDUIT. IT APPEARED FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF SEEPAGE ALONG THE 24 INCH CONDUIT THRU THE DAM. |
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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 |
0 |
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Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated |
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Number of Habitable Structures Flooded |
0 |
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Other Infrastructure Impacts |
None |
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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 |
THE RISER WAS LOCATED DOWNSTREAM SO SEEPAGE COULD HAVE BEEN FROM THE CONDUIT INTO THE DAM ANYWHERE ALONG ITS LENGTH. OWNER INDICATED CONDUIT WOULD BE PRESSURE TESTED PRIOR TO BEING REINSTALLED. |
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Incident Time |
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Incident Duration |
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Incident Report Produced |
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Information Sources |
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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 |
NR |
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Year Completed |
1999 |
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Year Modified |
0 |
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Dam Height |
17 ft |
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Max Storage (ac-ft) |
287 ac-ft |
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Surface Area (acres) |
24 acres |
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River Name |
TR.-TICK CREEK |
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Latitude |
31.4153 |
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Longitude |
-89.52 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
MS Dept. of Environmental Quality |
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NID Number |
MS03469 |
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Attachments |
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