ROCKVIEW RESERVOIR - PA00472-3182


Incident ID PA00472-3182
Dam Name ROCKVIEW RESERVOIR
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State PA
Incident Date 10/01/2007
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Seepage/internal Erosion
Incident Mechanism 1 Excessive/increased Seepage
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN SEEPAGE FLOW AT THE RIGHT WALL OF THE STILLING BASIN.
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 RESERVOIR WAS DRAWN DOWN BY 15 FEET AND THE SEEP WAS TESTED TO DETERMINE ITS SOURCE.
Additional Remarks or Updates NO FLOW INCREASE AT HIGHER POOL LEVELS & CHEMICAL TESTS SHOWED SEEPAGE NOT THRU DAM.
Incident Time
Incident Duration 10 MONTHS
Incident Report Produced Yes
Information Sources PA Dam Safety
Owner Type S
Dam Type CNPG
Primary Purpose(s) S
EAP Y
Year Completed 0
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 53 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 50 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 2 acres
River Name MCBRIDES RUN
Latitude 40.8331
Longitude -77.7556
Regulatory Agency(ies) PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
NID Number PA00472
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