MORGAN DAM - NE00000-1230
Dam Name: MORGAN DAM
State: NE
Downstream Hazard Potential: L
Incident Type: Failure
Incident Date: 06/12/2010
Incident Driver: Hydrologic/Flooding
Incident Mechanism 1: Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident IDNE00000-1230
Incident Descriptionovertopped and breached
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 ImpactsRoads
Economic Damages (in $)
Response
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)341
Additional Remarks or UpdatesThe failure of this dam helped cause the downstream Gracie Creek Road Dam to overtop and fail. The two-lane state highway which washed out ran along the top of the Gracie Creek Road Dam. This dam was removed from the dam inventory after it breached in 1999. It was rebuilt without the knowledge of the NE DNR. A downstream two-lane state highway was washed away.
Owner Type
Dam TypeRE
Primary Purpose(s)O
EAP
Dam Height20 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)
Surface Area (acres)0.00
Year Completed1960
NID NumberNE00000
River NameGRACIE CREEK
Latitude0
Longitude0
Year Modified
Regulatory Agency(ies)NE DNR
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources
