CONWAY SPORTS MAN'S CLUB LOWER DAM - PA01358-3179


Incident ID PA01358-3179
Dam Name CONWAY SPORTS MAN'S CLUB LOWER DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential L
State PA
Incident Date 04/14/2008
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Seepage/internal Erosion
Incident Mechanism 1 Sinkhole
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description DURING DEP INSPECTION, EXCESSIVE SEEPAGE AND 4' DEEP SINKHOLE FOUND ON DOWNSTREAM EMBANKMENT
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 DEP INSTRUCTED OWNER TO BEGIN DRAWDOWN & COVER INFLOW AREA ON U/S FACE WITH RUBBER SHEETING.
Additional Remarks or Updates REPAIR PLANS RECEIVED BY DEP ON 10/21/2008
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources PA Dam Safety
Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP
Year Completed 1917
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 18 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 0 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 0 acres
River Name TR CONNOQUENESSING CREEK
Latitude 40.4725
Longitude -80.0621
Regulatory Agency(ies) PADEP
NID Number PA01358
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