PRARIE FARM - OR00000-193


Incident ID OR00000-193
Dam Name PRARIE FARM
Downstream Hazard Potential L
State OR
Incident Date 01/01/1948
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Unknown
Incident Mechanism 1 Unknown
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
Fatalities (Number)
Number of People Evacuated 20000
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded
Other Infrastructure Impacts
Economic Damages (in $) $50 million to $100 million
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates Levee failure destroyed city (never rebuilt; ~20,000 displaced); damage estimated at $100 M.
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources
Owner Type F
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) F
EAP N
Year Completed 1900
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 8 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 50 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 0 acres
River Name PRARIE FARM CREEK
Latitude 44
Longitude -121
Regulatory Agency(ies)
NID Number OR00000
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