FISH POND DAM - PA00859-3183


Incident ID PA00859-3183
Dam Name FISH POND DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential L
State PA
Incident Date 04/28/1994
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Seepage/internal Erosion
Incident Mechanism 1 Erosion
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description 20'x10'x6' HOLE ERODED AROUND COLLAPSED INLET BOX & POND ELEVATION DROPPED 5 FT.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident Yes
Fatalities (Number) 0
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated 1
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts NONE
Economic Damages (in $) Unknown
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response THE DAM WAS BREACHED AND REBUILT UPSTREAM, CREATING A SMALLER LAKE.
Additional Remarks or Updates PLASTIC TARP WAS USED AS "ARMORING" AND FLEXIBLE PLASTIC PIPE AS A "DIKE" AROUND THE HOLE.
Incident Time
Incident Duration 1 DAY
Incident Report Produced Yes
Information Sources PA Dam Safety
Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP
Year Completed 1975
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 39 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 0 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 0 acres
River Name TRIB. OF ROARING CK.
Latitude 40.5436
Longitude -76.2218
Regulatory Agency(ies) PADEP
NID Number PA00859
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