Resource
Spencer Dam Failure Investigation Report
Resource Type
Reports
Reference Title
Spencer Dam Failure Investigation Report
Organization/Agency
Association of State Dam Safety Officials
Year
2020
Date
April 21,2020
Topic Location
Spencer, Nebraska
Abstract/Additional Information
The Spencer Dam Independent Investigation Panel has prepared their final report on the failure of the Spencer Dam that occurred in northern Nebraska on March 14, 2019. The report focuses on the physical causes of the failure, the human and organizational causes, and the lessons to be learned from the failure.
The investigation panel submitted the Spencer Dam Failure Investigation Report to the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, the regulating authority over Spencer Dam, and to the Nebraska Public Power District, the dam owner. It is now publicly available for download.
