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Incident ID |
PA00000-3227 |
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Dam Name |
KETNER DAM |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
L |
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State |
PA |
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Incident Date |
08/28/1911 |
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Incident Type |
Failure |
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Incident Driver |
Hydrologic/flooding |
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Incident Mechanism 1 |
Overtopping |
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Incident Mechanism 2 |
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Incident Mechanism 3 |
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Incident Description |
HEAVY RAINS DESTROYED CORE WALL & EMBANKMENT DURING CONSTRUCTION. FLOOD WAVE TO JOHNSONBURG. |
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Named Hydrologic Event |
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EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident |
No |
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Fatalities (Number) |
0 |
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Number of People Evacuated |
0 |
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Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated |
0 |
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Number of Habitable Structures Flooded |
0 |
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Other Infrastructure Impacts |
Roads |
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Economic Damages (in $) |
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Volume released at failure (ac-ft) |
250 ac-ft |
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Response |
REBUILT WITH MODIFICATIONS IN 1912, BREACHED DUE TO POOR CONDITION IN 1977. |
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Additional Remarks or Updates |
DAM WAS REBUILT & PUT IN SERVICE IN JULY 1912. BREACHED IN NOV. 1977 DUE TO POOR CONDITION. DESTROYED TOWNSHIP HIGHWAY BRIDGE 1000' BELOW THE DAM. |
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Incident Time |
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Incident Duration |
1 DAY |
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Incident Report Produced |
Yes |
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Information Sources |
PA Dam Safety |
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Owner Type |
P |
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Dam Type |
RE |
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Primary Purpose(s) |
S |
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EAP |
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Year Completed |
1912 |
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Year Modified |
0 |
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Dam Height |
45 ft |
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Max Storage (ac-ft) |
0 ac-ft |
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Surface Area (acres) |
0 acres |
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River Name |
JOHNSON RUN |
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Latitude |
41.3251 |
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Longitude |
-78.3743 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
PADEP |
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NID Number |
PA00000 |
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Attachments |
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