Blanche Street Pond Dam - MS00000-3488
Dam Name: Blanche Street Pond Dam
State: MS
Downstream Hazard Potential:
Incident Type: Failure
Incident Date: 02/10/2020
Incident Driver: Seepage/Internal Erosion
Incident Mechanism 1: Piping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident IDMS00000-3488
Incident DescriptionDam next to Town Creek; water backflowing from the creek into the pond through a piping failure.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to IncidentN
Fatalities (Number)0
Number of People Evacuated0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated0
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded0
Other Infrastructure Impacts0
Economic Damages (in $)0
ResponseWorked with EMA and responders to plug the piping failure until permanent repairs could be made.
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Additional Remarks or Updates
Owner TypeP
Dam TypeRE
Primary Purpose(s)
EAP
Dam Height
Max Storage (ac-ft)
Surface Area (acres)0.00
Year Completed
NID NumberMS00000
River Name
Latitude0
Longitude0
Year Modified
Regulatory Agency(ies)MS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Incident Time
Incident Duration1 day
Incident Report ProducedY
Information SourcesMDEQ Dam Safety
