HAMLIN LAKE - MI00000-160
Dam Name: HAMLIN LAKE
State: MI
Downstream Hazard Potential:
Incident Type: Failure
Incident Date: 06/01/2008
Incident Driver: Hydrologic/Flooding
Incident Mechanism 1: Unknown
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Incident IDMI00000-160
Incident Description
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to IncidentYes
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Additional Remarks or Updatesprecise date unknown. Dam (ID 236) nearly overtopped and damaged by high flow. A park downstream of the dam was evacuated as a precaution. The damage was to the gates caused by boats getting wedged into the opening.
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EAP
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Surface Area (acres)0.00
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NID NumberMI00000
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Latitude0
Longitude0
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