KA LOKO DAM - HI00000-3585
Dam Name: KA LOKO DAM
State: HI
Downstream Hazard Potential: H
Incident Type: Failure
Incident Date: 03/14/2006
Incident Driver: Manmade Action
Incident Mechanism 1: Other
Incident Mechanism 2Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident IDHI00000-3585
Incident Description24 days into period of heavy rain, dam breaches, apparently due to ~2’ max overtopping near former spillway (no spillway found after breach), flood depth ~10’ to 30’, causing 7 fatalities (including pregnant woman) ~16 min after breach
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident
Fatalities (Number)7
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Owner TypeP
Dam TypeRE
Primary Purpose(s)I
EAP
Dam Height42 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)
Surface Area (acres)0.00
Year Completed1890
NID NumberHI00000
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Latitude0
Longitude0
Year Modified
1912
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