BRUSHVILLE LAKE - PA00000-3235


Incident ID PA00000-3235
Dam Name BRUSHVILLE LAKE
Downstream Hazard Potential S
State PA
Incident Date 06/26/2006
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description STONE MASONRY EARTHFILL DAM OVERTOPPED AND FAILED; FULLY 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
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded
Other Infrastructure Impacts
Economic Damages (in $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response EMERGENCY PERMIT ISSUED TO STABILIZE THE BREACHED SECTION. PERMIT APP. IN 2008 TO REBUILD DAM.
Additional Remarks or Updates PERMIT APP, INACTIVE FOR YRS, IS ACTIVE AS OF 2018, NEARLY COMPLETED BUT NOT YET ISSUED.
Incident Time
Incident Duration 3 DAYS
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources PA Dam Safety
Owner Type P
Dam Type STMSRE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP
Year Completed 0
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 15 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 0 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 0 acres
River Name LEWIS CREEK
Latitude 41.5454
Longitude -75.3754
Regulatory Agency(ies) PADEP
NID Number PA00000
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