BREDTHAUER DAM - NE00264-1222
Dam Name: BREDTHAUER 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 IDNE00264-1222
Incident DescriptionHeavy rainfall runoff.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident
Fatalities (Number)
Number of People Evacuated339
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded85
Other Infrastructure ImpactsWater/sewer lines
Economic Damages (in $)
Response
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)600
Additional Remarks or UpdatesAn irrigation company intentionally breached one of their canals upstream of the dam which may have helped cause the dam to fail. Most of the flooding in North Loup was due to the heavy rainfall runoff. We do not know how much the failure of the dam contributed to the flooding. Water and sewer service were disrupted.
Owner Type
Dam TypeRE
Primary Purpose(s)
EAP
Dam Height26 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)
Surface Area (acres)0.00
Year Completed
NID NumberNE00264
River Name
Latitude0
Longitude0
Year Modified
Regulatory Agency(ies)
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
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