MINA - SD00016-3407


Incident ID SD00016-3407
Dam Name MINA
Downstream Hazard Potential S
State SD
Incident Date 04/04/2019
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Spillway Chute Failure
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description During heavy spring runoff the lower portions of several slab panels along the toe of the primary concrete spillway where displaced and washed downstream.
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 $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response Increased monitoring of the spillway until water levels decreased, an in-depth spillway inspection and assessment was done Summer 2019, temporary repair was completed in Spring 2020, an updated breach analysis was done, and owner has started planning on a full replacement.
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Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources SD Dam Safety
Owner Type S
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP N
Year Completed 1934
Year Modified 2001
Dam Height 32 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 19000 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 850 acres
River Name SNAKE CREEK
Latitude 45.4417
Longitude -98.7317
Regulatory Agency(ies) DENR
NID Number SD00016
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