LAKE POCO DAM - PA01807-3192


Incident ID PA01807-3192
Dam Name LAKE POCO DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential S
State PA
Incident Date 09/17/2004
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2 Erosion
Incident Mechanism 3 Sinkhole
Incident Description HURRICANE IVAN OVERTOPPING SEVERELY ERODED DOWNSTREAM SLOPE & LARGE SINKHOLES DEVELOPED
Named Hydrologic Event Ivan
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) 0 ac-ft
Response OWNER DECIDED NOT TO REPAIR; A BREACH PLAN WAS SUBMITTED, APPROVED AND COMPLETED.
Additional Remarks or Updates DAM DID NOT HAVE A PERMIT. UNAUTHORIZED REPAIRS WERE INITIATED: FILLING OF ERODED AREA WITH ROCKFILL.
Incident Time
Incident Duration 1 DAY
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources PA Dam Safety
Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s)
EAP
Year Completed 0
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 13 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 0 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 0 acres
River Name TR JACOBY CREEK
Latitude 40.5434
Longitude -75.0803
Regulatory Agency(ies) PADEP
NID Number PA01807
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