SCHMIDT AG IRRIG DAM - NE05530-3374


Incident ID NE05530-3374
Dam Name SCHMIDT AG IRRIG DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential L
State NE
Incident Date 02/01/2019
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Seepage/internal Erosion
Incident Mechanism 1 Piping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Piping along spillway conduit after first fill. Poor compaction and dispersive soil suspected.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident
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) 49 ac-ft
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates Unapproved Dam. No downstream damage
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 2018
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 21 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 260 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 11 acres
River Name TR-CUB CREEK
Latitude 40.1993
Longitude -97.098
Regulatory Agency(ies) NE DNR
NID Number NE05530
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