BRUSHVILLE LAKE - PA00000-3235
Dam Name: BRUSHVILLE LAKE
State: PA
Downstream Hazard Potential: S
Incident Type: Failure
Incident Date: 06/26/2006
Incident Driver: Hydrologic/Flooding
Incident Mechanism 1: Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident IDPA00000-3235
Incident DescriptionSTONE MASONRY EARTHFILL DAM OVERTOPPED AND FAILED; FULLY BREACHED.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to IncidentNo
Fatalities (Number)0
Number of People Evacuated0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded
Other Infrastructure Impacts
Economic Damages (in $)
ResponseEMERGENCY PERMIT ISSUED TO STABILIZE THE BREACHED SECTION. PERMIT APP. IN 2008 TO REBUILD DAM.
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Additional Remarks or UpdatesPERMIT APP, INACTIVE FOR YRS, IS ACTIVE AS OF 2018, NEARLY COMPLETED BUT NOT YET ISSUED.
Owner TypeP
Dam TypeSTMSRE
Primary Purpose(s)R
EAP
Dam Height15 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)
Surface Area (acres)0.00
Year Completed
NID NumberPA00000
River NameLEWIS CREEK
Latitude41.5454
Longitude-75.3754
Year Modified
Regulatory Agency(ies)PADEP
Incident Time
Incident Duration3 DAYS
Incident Report Produced
Information SourcesPA Dam Safety
