FOX DAM 2 - NE00390-3550


Incident ID NE00390-3550
Dam Name FOX DAM 2
Downstream Hazard Potential L
State NE
Incident Date 01/01/2017
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Deterioration Or Poor Condition
Incident Mechanism 1 Spillway Pipe Failure
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Likley failed due to conduit corrosion. Sinkhole observed in aerial imagery over conduit before failure.
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) 24 ac-ft
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates Failure was not reported until the dam was due for routine inspection. No reported damage beyond the cost of the dam itself.
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 1951
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 11 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 77 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 9 acres
River Name TR-MINNECHADUZA CREEK
Latitude 42.9579
Longitude -100.916
Regulatory Agency(ies) NE DNR
NID Number NE00390
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