ECHO LAKE DAM - NY13189-1800
Dam Name: ECHO LAKE DAM
State: NY
Downstream Hazard Potential: L
Incident Type: Failure
Incident Date: 08/28/2011
Incident Driver: Hydrologic/Flooding
Incident Mechanism 1: Unknown
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Incident IDNY13189-1800
Incident Descriptionthe dam appears to have failed. 9/23/11 failure confirmed by DEC inspection. Hurricane Irene.
Named Hydrologic EventIrene
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to IncidentNo
Fatalities (Number)
Number of People Evacuated0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded0
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Owner TypeP
Dam TypeMS
Primary Purpose(s)R
EAPNR
Dam Height12 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)144.00
Surface Area (acres)16.00
Year Completed1880
NID NumberNY13189
River NameARDEN BROOK
Latitude41.2717
Longitude-74.1406
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