WEAVER LAKE DAM - OH03192-3057


Incident ID OH03192-3057
Dam Name WEAVER LAKE DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential L
State OH
Incident Date 04/01/2015
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Unknown
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Dam Failure
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
Other Infrastructure Impacts Roads
Economic Damages (in $) $1 to $100,000
Volume released at failure (ac-ft) 40 ac-ft
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates After the dam failed, the owner rebuilt the dam in violation and the state took him to court. Eventually the owner modified the dam to be exempt.
Incident Time
Incident Duration 1 day
Incident Report Produced Yes
Information Sources OH DNR
Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) O
EAP N
Year Completed 2013
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 12 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 191 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 4 acres
River Name STILL FORK, FRIDAY CREEK
Latitude 40.6358
Longitude -81.0247
Regulatory Agency(ies) DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
NID Number OH03192
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