SULLIVAN - PA00358-3202


Incident ID PA00358-3202
Dam Name SULLIVAN
Downstream Hazard Potential L
State PA
Incident Date 09/08/2011
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description DAM IN MILDRED VILLAGE FAILED DURING TROPICAL STORM LEE CAUSING A SWATH OF DAMAGE ALONG RTE 220.
Named Hydrologic Event TS Lee
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 $) Unknown
Volume released at failure (ac-ft) 100 ac-ft
Response DAM REMOVAL WAS APPROVED IN 2012 AND STREAM RESTORED TO FREE-FLOWING CONDITION.
Additional Remarks or Updates
Incident Time
Incident Duration 1 DAY
Incident Report Produced No
Information Sources PA Dam Safety
Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP NR
Year Completed 1948
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 11 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 123 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 3 acres
River Name BIRCH CREEK
Latitude 41.4767
Longitude -76.3767
Regulatory Agency(ies) PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
NID Number PA00358
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