GORGE PLANT DAM - OH00481-971


Incident ID OH00481-971
Dam Name GORGE PLANT DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State OH
Incident Date 03/05/2011
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 High Reservoir Level
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description High flows over the dam reached level to activate "EAP watch"
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident Yes
Fatalities (Number)
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded
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Information Sources
Owner Type U
Dam Type CN
Primary Purpose(s) S
EAP Y
Year Completed 1912
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 57 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 1149 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 34 acres
River Name CUYAHOGA RIVER
Latitude 41.12
Longitude -81.49
Regulatory Agency(ies) DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
NID Number OH00481
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