SPEEDWELL FORGE - PA00345-1920


Incident ID PA00345-1920
Dam Name SPEEDWELL FORGE
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State PA
Incident Date 10/29/2012
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Rising pool threatened to overtop partially breached embankment. At 23:00 hours the lowered embankment was overtopped but the embankment did not fail.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident Yes
Fatalities (Number)
Number of People Evacuated 200
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts None
Economic Damages (in $) none
Volume released at failure (ac-ft) 0 ac-ft
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates Emergency Action Plan was up-to-date and Evacuation was smooth with no injuries.
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources
Owner Type S
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP Y
Year Completed 1966
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 35 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 2372 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 106 acres
River Name HAMMER CREEK
Latitude 40.2039
Longitude -76.3075
Regulatory Agency(ies) PADEP
NID Number PA00345
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