WINANS - PA00000-3225
Dam Name: WINANS
State: PA
Downstream Hazard Potential: L
Incident Type: Non-Failure
Incident Date: 04/01/2015
Incident Driver: Deterioration or Poor Condition
Incident Mechanism 1: Spillway Pipe Failure
Incident Mechanism 2Sinkhole
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident IDPA00000-3225
Incident DescriptionCMP PRINCIPAL SPILLWAY PIPES SEPARATED RESULTING IN LARGE ERODED HOLE ON THE DOWNSTREAM SLOPE.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident
Fatalities (Number)0
Number of People Evacuated0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded
Other Infrastructure Impacts
Economic Damages (in $)
ResponsePRIMARY SPILLWAY PLUGGED, FLOW DIVERTED TO AUXILIARY PIPES, & REPAIR PLAN PREPARED.
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Additional Remarks or UpdatesVERY PROMPT REPAIR PLAN SUBMITTED AND WORK COMPLETED BY THE END OF 2015.
Owner TypeP
Dam TypeRE
Primary Purpose(s)R
EAP
Dam Height10 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)
Surface Area (acres)0.00
Year Completed
NID NumberPA00000
River NameSPRING RUN
Latitude41.4112
Longitude-79.4619
Year Modified
Regulatory Agency(ies)PADEP
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information SourcesPA Dam Safety
