SWIFT RUN LAKE DAM - OH00515-3264
Dam Name: SWIFT RUN LAKE DAM
State: OH
Downstream Hazard Potential: H
Incident Type: Non-Failure
Incident Date: 01/12/2018
Incident Driver: Seepage/Internal Erosion
Incident Mechanism 1: Piping
Incident Mechanism 2Vegetation
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident IDOH00515-3264
Incident DescriptionConcentrated seepage on downstream slope
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to IncidentYes
Fatalities (Number)0
Number of People Evacuated0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated0
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded0
Other Infrastructure Impacts
Economic Damages (in $)
ResponseThe Ohio Dam Safety Program (ODSP) was contacted by the dam owner. They started monitoring the seepage and opened the lake drain.
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Additional Remarks or UpdatesSeepage was in the same area as the incident noted in 2017. Dam owner put in a small slurry wall to cut off the seepage.
Owner TypeL
Dam TypeRE
Primary Purpose(s)S
EAPY
Dam Height39 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)629.00
Surface Area (acres)38.00
Year Completed1876
NID NumberOH00515
River NameSWIFT RUN
Latitude40.1764
Longitude-84.2633
Year Modified
Regulatory Agency(ies)DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Incident Time
Incident Duration3 days
Incident Report ProducedNo
Information SourcesOH DNR
