WHITE TURKEY LAKE DAM - OH00025-3108


Incident ID OH00025-3108
Dam Name WHITE TURKEY LAKE DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State OH
Incident Date 10/10/2017
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Deterioration Or Poor Condition
Incident Mechanism 1 Spillway Pipe Failure
Incident Mechanism 2 Sinkhole
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Sinkhole on the downstream toe
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident
Fatalities (Number)
Number of People Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded
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Economic Damages (in $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates The owner started siphoning the water out of the lake immediately. Spillway scheduled to be replaced.
Incident Time
Incident Duration 1 week
Incident Report Produced Yes
Information Sources OHDNR
Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP Y
Year Completed 1968
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 41 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 183 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 10 acres
River Name TRIBUTARY TO CROOKED CREEK
Latitude 39.1961
Longitude -82.9897
Regulatory Agency(ies) DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
NID Number OH00025
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