CRAIGS POND DAM - DE00000-1208
Dam Name: CRAIGS POND DAM
State: DE
Downstream Hazard Potential:
Incident Type: Non-Failure
Incident Date: 09/08/2011
Incident Driver: Hydrologic/Flooding
Incident Mechanism 1: Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident IDDE00000-1208
Incident DescriptionOvertopping caused major damage to the roadway and downstream slope of the dam. Approximately 400 feet of the downstream slope and one lane of the roadway were washed out, but the dam was not totally breached.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to IncidentNo
Fatalities (Number)
Number of People Evacuated0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded0
Other Infrastructure Impacts
Economic Damages (in $)$100,000 to $500,000
Response
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)0
Additional Remarks or UpdatesDam started overtopping around 7 or 8 pm on 9/08/2011 and overtopping continued until about 8 am on 9/09/2011. The overtopping flow was reported to be higher than the top of the guardrail along the road across the crest of the dam, although this was not verified. The
Owner Type
Dam Type
Primary Purpose(s)
EAP
Dam Height
Max Storage (ac-ft)
Surface Area (acres)0.00
Year Completed
NID NumberDE00000
River Name
Latitude0
Longitude0
Year Modified
Regulatory Agency(ies)
Incident Time12:00 AM
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
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