INDIAN HEAD LAKE - IN03388-1045
Dam Name: INDIAN HEAD LAKE
State: IN
Downstream Hazard Potential: S
Incident Type: Non-Failure
Incident Date: 06/01/2010
Incident Driver: Hydrologic/Flooding
Incident Mechanism 1: Overtopping
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Incident IDIN03388-1045
Incident DescriptionA heavy rainfall event overtopped this dam causing heavy damage to the downstream slope.
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Additional Remarks or UpdatesUnder the direction of a private engineer, the dam owner, a lake owners association constructed a short term response, a bypass channel to lower the normal level of the impounded water.
May 2011 - state decommissioned the dam under emergency order.
See attached email for more information.
May 2011 - state decommissioned the dam under emergency order.
See attached email for more information.
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Dam TypeRE
Primary Purpose(s)R
EAP
Dam Height20 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)
Surface Area (acres)0.00
Year Completed1979
NID NumberIN03388
River NameUNNAMED TRIBUTARY WHITE LICK CREEK
Latitude40
Longitude-86
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