ECHO CANYON DAM LINCOLN - NV00117-3353
Dam Name: ECHO CANYON DAM LINCOLN
State: NV
Downstream Hazard Potential: H
Incident Type: Non-Failure
Incident Date: 03/07/2019
Incident Driver: Hydrologic/Flooding
Incident Mechanism 1: Spillway Erosion/Head Cutting
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident IDNV00117-3353
Incident DescriptionRain on snow event in watershed caused excessive runoff into the basin which caused earthen spillway to activate and caused 20 foot deep headcut. Erosion was stopped at rock cutoff wall.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to IncidentNo
Fatalities (Number)0
Number of People Evacuated0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated0
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded0
Other Infrastructure ImpactsNone
Economic Damages (in $)Unknown
Responseowner was onsite during high flow event and monitored the situation. Did not activate the EAP.
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Additional Remarks or Updates
Owner TypeS
Dam TypeRE
Primary Purpose(s)FR
EAPY
Dam Height58 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)1750.00
Surface Area (acres)64.00
Year Completed1970
NID NumberNV00117
River NameMEADOW VALLEY WASH
Latitude37.9072
Longitude-114.272
Year Modified
Regulatory Agency(ies)NEVADA DWR
Incident Time
Incident Duration2 days
Incident Report Produced
Information SourcesNV Dam Safety
