TYLER STATE PARK - TX00000-216


Incident ID TX00000-216
Dam Name TYLER STATE PARK
Downstream Hazard Potential
State TX
Incident Date 09/12/1963
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Unknown
Incident Mechanism 1 Unknown
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
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Number of People Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 1
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Economic Damages (in $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates Faulty Construction. Lake emptied, sending water across a vast area. No injuries, one home damaged. Officials at the time determined the dam failed due to a large drain being placed in the middle of the dam. The dam was replaced. In 2009, the dam needs costly repairs again de
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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
Latitude 0
Longitude 0
Regulatory Agency(ies)
NID Number TX00000
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