EAST LIBERTY LAKE DAM - OH00590-3059


Incident ID OH00590-3059
Dam Name EAST LIBERTY LAKE DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential L
State OH
Incident Date 04/01/2015
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Seepage/internal Erosion
Incident Mechanism 1 Piping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Sinkhole on the downstream slope due to failure of the spillway. Dam eventually breached.
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
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Incident Time
Incident Duration 2 weeks
Incident Report Produced Yes
Information Sources OH DNR
Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) O
EAP N
Year Completed 1930
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 29 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 114 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 10 acres
River Name TRIBUTARY TO MILL CREEK
Latitude 40.3664
Longitude -83.6033
Regulatory Agency(ies) DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
NID Number OH00590
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