LOWER ALFORD LAKE - PA00053-3207
Dam Name: LOWER ALFORD LAKE
State: PA
Downstream Hazard Potential: H
Incident Type: NON-FAILURE
Incident Date: 03/11/2011
Incident Driver: Seepage/Internal Erosion
Incident Mechanism 1: Excessive/Increased Seepage
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident IDPA00053-3207
Incident DescriptionCALL FROM A CONCERNED CITIZEN REGARDING A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. SEEPAGE AND SPILLWAY FLOW OBSERVED.
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 $)
ResponseDEP INSPECTOR VISIT TO DAM ON THE NEXT MORNING CONFIRMED NO CHANGE IN PRE-EXISTING SEEPAGE.
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Additional Remarks or UpdatesTHIS INCIDENT WAS NOT CRITICAL, BUT DAM NEEDS REPAIRS AND POSES A THREAT TO DOWNSTREAM HOMES.
Owner TypeP
Dam TypeMSREST
Primary Purpose(s)R
EAPY
Dam Height15 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)315.00
Surface Area (acres)34.00
Year Completed1919
NID NumberPA00053
River NameMARTINS CREEK
Latitude41.8069
Longitude-75.7742
Year Modified
Regulatory Agency(ies)PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Incident Time
Incident Duration1 DAY
Incident Report Produced
Information SourcesPA Dam Safety
