BROOKSTONE LAKE DAM - MS03665-1441


Incident ID MS03665-1441
Dam Name BROOKSTONE LAKE DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State MS
Incident Date 06/10/2012
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Seepage/internal Erosion
Incident Mechanism 1 Piping
Incident Mechanism 2 Spillway Riser Failure
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description PIPING THROUGH CONDUIT CLOSE TO RISER
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 None
Economic Damages (in $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft) 27 ac-ft
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates DAM APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED THROUGH AN OPEN JOINT IN CONDUIT NEAR TO THE RISER. EMBANKMENT MATERIAL PIPED THROUGH HOLE UNTIL A CLEAR PATHWAY TO LAKE WAS ESTABLISHED. LAKE DRAINED THROUGH HOLE.
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Incident Duration
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Information Sources
Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP Y
Year Completed 2007
Year Modified 2013
Dam Height 18 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 56 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 6 acres
River Name TRIBUTARY OF TRIBUTARY OF BEAR CREEK
Latitude 32.4861
Longitude -90.1675
Regulatory Agency(ies) MS Dept. of Environmental Quality
NID Number MS03665
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