DELTA CREST SUBDIVISION LAKE DAM - MS01572-2948
Dam Name: DELTA CREST SUBDIVISION LAKE DAM
State: MS
Downstream Hazard Potential: L
Incident Type: Non-Failure
Incident Date: 12/29/2015
Incident Driver: Hydrologic/Flooding
Incident Mechanism 1: Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident IDMS01572-2948
Incident DescriptionDOWNSTREAM RISER WAS CLOGGED SO EMERGENCY SPILLWAY WAS RUNNING AND PERFORMING WELL. WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE JONES COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER AND RESPONDED THE NEXT DAY. BY THE TIME WE GOT THERE THEY HAD FIXED THE DOWNSTREAM RISER AND WATER HAD STOPPE
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident
Fatalities (Number)0
Number of People Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated0
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded0
Other Infrastructure ImpactsNone
Economic Damages (in $)
Response
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Additional Remarks or Updates
Owner TypeP
Dam TypeRE
Primary Purpose(s)R
EAPNR
Dam Height16 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)120.00
Surface Area (acres)0.00
Year Completed
NID NumberMS01572
River Name
Latitude34.8283
Longitude-90.195
Year Modified
Regulatory Agency(ies)MS Dept. of Environmental Quality
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information SourcesMS DEQ
