PERCY QUINN STATE PARK DAM - MS00579-1443

Dam Name: PERCY QUINN STATE PARK DAM
State: MS
Downstream Hazard Potential: H
Incident Type: Non-Failure
Incident Date: 08/30/2012
Incident Driver: Structural Stability
Incident Mechanism 1: Slope Stability
Incident Mechanism 2
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Incident IDMS00579-1443
Incident DescriptionLARGE SLIDES DEVELOPED WITH SEEPAGE. DID NOT LEAD TO UNCONTROLLED RELEASE OF POOL.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to IncidentYes
Fatalities (Number)
Number of People Evacuated0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded0
Other Infrastructure ImpactsNone
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Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Additional Remarks or UpdatesPOOL WAS PUMPED DOWN TO SAFE LEVEL WHILE A BREACH CUT WAS CUT INTO NATURAL GROUND. BREACH CUT WILL KEEP POOL DRAINED WHILE REPAIRS ARE MADE.
Owner TypeS
Dam TypeRE
Primary Purpose(s)R
EAPY
Dam Height34 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)8112.00
Surface Area (acres)700.00
Year Completed1940
NID NumberMS00579
River NameTANGIPAHOA RIVER
Latitude31.175
Longitude-90.5286
Year Modified

1990

Regulatory Agency(ies)MS Dept. of Environmental Quality
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