MORRIS DAM - NC00021-1683


Incident ID NC00021-1683
Dam Name MORRIS DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential S
State NC
Incident Date 06/07/2013
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Dam overtopped during passage of TD Andrea
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) 0 ac-ft
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates An auxilary relief channel had to be excavated through an abutment. Threatened Swanns Station Road downstream from Dam
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources
Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) P
EAP N
Year Completed 0
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 12 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 153 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 0 acres
River Name JUNIPER CREEK
Latitude 35.379
Longitude -79.132
Regulatory Agency(ies)
NID Number NC00021
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