CAROLINA LAKE DAM - NC03561-961


Incident ID NC03561-961
Dam Name CAROLINA LAKE DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential S
State NC
Incident Date 04/25/2011
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Deterioration Or Poor Condition
Incident Mechanism 1 Spillway Riser Failure
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Structural failure at base of aging and deteriorated CMP principal spillway riser drained reservoir through principal spillway barrel
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident Yes
Fatalities (Number)
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts
Economic Damages (in $) None
Volume released at failure (ac-ft) 100 ac-ft
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates NOAA issued a flash flood warning in the area after consultation with local Emergency Management agency
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources
Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP N
Year Completed 0
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 24 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 230 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 0 acres
River Name HERDS CREEK
Latitude 35.3578
Longitude -79.2959
Regulatory Agency(ies)
NID Number NC03561
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