SHEFFIELD - CA00000-188

Dam Name: SHEFFIELD
State: CA
Downstream Hazard Potential:
Incident Type: Failure
Incident Date: 06/01/1925
Incident Driver: Seismic
Incident Mechanism 1: Other
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Incident IDCA00000-188
Incident Descriptionthe dam failed by liquefaction, a fact borne out by the following paper:
https://cedb.asce.org/CEDBsearch/record.jsp?dockey=0016249
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to IncidentNo
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Additional Remarks or UpdatesPrecise date unknown. 25’-high hydraulic fill dam, 7 miles from the epicenter of a 6.3 Richter magnitude quake. The embankment & foundation were comprised primarily of loose silty sand, & seepage had saturated the foundation & lower part of the fill, res
https://projects.eri.ucsb.edu/sb_eqs/1925/sheffield.html
https://cedb.asce.org/CEDBsearch/record.jsp?dockey=0016249
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Dam TypeHF
Primary Purpose(s)
EAP
Dam Height25 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)92.00
Surface Area (acres)0.00
Year Completed1917
NID NumberCA00000
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Latitude0
Longitude0
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Incident Report ProducedYes
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