WALTER DAM - NE00287-3368


Incident ID NE00287-3368
Dam Name WALTER DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential L
State NE
Incident Date 07/09/2019
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Heavy rain produced flooding that overtopped the dam.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
Fatalities (Number) 0
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts None
Economic Damages (in $) $1 to $100,000
Volume released at failure (ac-ft) 78 ac-ft
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates Minor damage to downstream agricultural field.
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced No
Information Sources NE Dam Safety
Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) I
EAP NR
Year Completed 1944
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 18 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 78 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 7 acres
River Name TR-TURKEY CREEK
Latitude 40.7174
Longitude -99.2459
Regulatory Agency(ies) NE DNR
NID Number NE00287
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