HENRY HUDSON DAM - MS03469-1440
Dam Name: HENRY HUDSON DAM
State: MS
Downstream Hazard Potential: L
Incident Type: Failure
Incident Date: 02/22/2012
Incident Driver: Seepage/Internal Erosion
Incident Mechanism 1: Spillway Pipe Failure
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident IDMS03469-1440
Incident DescriptionDAM FAILED AT THE PRIMARY SPILLWAY CONDUIT. IT APPEARED FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF SEEPAGE ALONG THE 24 INCH CONDUIT THRU THE DAM.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to IncidentNo
Fatalities (Number)
Number of People Evacuated0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded0
Other Infrastructure ImpactsNone
Economic Damages (in $)
Response
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Additional Remarks or UpdatesTHE RISER WAS LOCATED DOWNSTREAM SO SEEPAGE COULD HAVE BEEN FROM THE CONDUIT INTO THE DAM ANYWHERE ALONG ITS LENGTH. OWNER INDICATED CONDUIT WOULD BE PRESSURE TESTED PRIOR TO BEING REINSTALLED.
Owner TypeP
Dam TypeRE
Primary Purpose(s)R
EAPNR
Dam Height17 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)287.00
Surface Area (acres)24.00
Year Completed1999
NID NumberMS03469
River NameTR.-TICK CREEK
Latitude31.4153
Longitude-89.52
Year Modified
Regulatory Agency(ies)MS Dept. of Environmental Quality
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