LOFTY RESERVOIR - PA00681-3196


Incident ID PA00681-3196
Dam Name LOFTY RESERVOIR
Downstream Hazard Potential S
State PA
Incident Date 06/10/1916
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Structural Stability
Incident Mechanism 1 Slope Stability
Incident Mechanism 2 Sliding
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description SLOPE FAILURE CRACKS OBSERVED FOLLOWING DRAWDOWN IN PREPARATION FOR REHABILITATION PROJECT
Named Hydrologic Event
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
Economic Damages (in $) $1 million to $5 million
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response EXTENSIVE SOIL TESTING AND REDESIGN OF THE REHABILITATION PROJECT.
Additional Remarks or Updates CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IS NEAR COMPLETION AS OF JANUARY 2018.
Incident Time
Incident Duration 1 YEAR
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources PA Dam Safety
Owner Type L
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) S
EAP Y
Year Completed 1897
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 30 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 431 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 31 acres
River Name MESSERS RUN
Latitude 40.8722
Longitude -76.045
Regulatory Agency(ies) PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
NID Number PA00681
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