GATES MILLS LOW HEAD DAM - OH00000-980
Dam Name: GATES MILLS LOW HEAD DAM
State: OH
Downstream Hazard Potential:
Incident Type: Failure
Incident Date: 02/28/2011
Incident Driver: Hydrologic/Flooding
Incident Mechanism 1: Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident IDOH00000-980
Incident Descriptionhigh flows washed out the dam
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to IncidentNo
Fatalities (Number)
Number of People Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded
Other Infrastructure Impacts
Economic Damages (in $)
Response
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Additional Remarks or Updatessome homes evacuated according to news reports
the dam was exempt from state regulatory jurisdiction
the dam was exempt from state regulatory jurisdiction
Owner Type
Dam TypePG
Primary Purpose(s)R
EAP
Dam Height7 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)
Surface Area (acres)0.00
Year Completed1903
NID NumberOH00000
River NameCHAGRIN RIVER
Latitude41
Longitude81
Year Modified
Regulatory Agency(ies)ODNR - DSWR
Incident Time12:00 AM
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
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