PORICY DAM - NJ00480-640


Incident ID NJ00480-640
Dam Name PORICY DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential L
State NJ
Incident Date 03/31/2010
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Deterioration Or Poor Condition
Incident Mechanism 1 Spillway Pipe Failure
Incident Mechanism 2 Sinkhole
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description sinkhole and partial collapse of CMP
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident
Fatalities (Number)
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts Roads
Economic Damages (in $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft) 0 ac-ft
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates County Route 12A closed for several weeks
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources
Owner Type L
Dam Type PGRE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP NR
Year Completed 0
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 8 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 0 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 18 acres
River Name PORICY BROOK
Latitude 40.3571
Longitude -74.0862
Regulatory Agency(ies) NJDEP
NID Number NJ00480
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