LOWER KAUKAUNA - WI00778-3567


Incident ID WI00778-3567
Dam Name LOWER KAUKAUNA
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State WI
Incident Date 04/24/2023
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Seepage/internal Erosion
Incident Mechanism 1 Piping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description During lock operator training, water levels got higher than normal operation in Kaukauna Lock #3. A sinkhole formed in the embankment to the right of the canal spillway structure.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
Fatalities (Number)
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts
Economic Damages (in $) $1 to $100,000
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources WI Dam Safety
Owner Type X
Dam Type PGRE
Primary Purpose(s) HNR
EAP Y
Year Completed 1857
Year Modified 1940
Dam Height 16 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 200 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 40 acres
River Name FOX
Latitude 44.2798
Longitude -88.2556
Regulatory Agency(ies)
NID Number WI00778
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