JOHN THOMPSONS MILL DAM - TN00000-118


Incident ID TN00000-118
Dam Name JOHN THOMPSONS MILL DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential
State TN
Incident Date 08/02/1916
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Unknown
Incident Mechanism 1 Spillway Deficiency
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
Fatalities (Number) 26
Number of People Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
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Response
Additional Remarks or Updates 24-28 lives lost in flood, # related to failure unknown. Many houses, mills, other buldings, crops, and livestock destroyed, railroad damaged. > $30,000 in property damage (possibly $50,000 to $100,000). The dam broke following 9"" of rainfall in 5 hours, Fatalities: 26 -
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EAP
Year Completed 0
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 0 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 0 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 0 acres
River Name BARREN CREEK
Latitude 0
Longitude 0
Regulatory Agency(ies)
NID Number TN00000
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