LAKE POCO DAM - PA01807-3192
Dam Name: LAKE POCO DAM
State: PA
Downstream Hazard Potential: S
Incident Type: Non-Failure
Incident Date: 09/17/2004
Incident Driver: Hydrologic/Flooding
Incident Mechanism 1: Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2Erosion
Incident Mechanism 3Sinkhole
Incident IDPA01807-3192
Incident DescriptionHURRICANE IVAN OVERTOPPING SEVERELY ERODED DOWNSTREAM SLOPE & LARGE SINKHOLES DEVELOPED
Named Hydrologic EventIvan
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 $)
ResponseOWNER DECIDED NOT TO REPAIR; A BREACH PLAN WAS SUBMITTED, APPROVED AND COMPLETED.
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)0
Additional Remarks or UpdatesDAM DID NOT HAVE A PERMIT. UNAUTHORIZED REPAIRS WERE INITIATED: FILLING OF ERODED AREA WITH ROCKFILL.
Owner TypeP
Dam TypeRE
Primary Purpose(s)
EAP
Dam Height13 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)
Surface Area (acres)0.00
Year Completed
NID NumberPA01807
River NameTR JACOBY CREEK
Latitude40.5434
Longitude-75.0803
Year Modified
Regulatory Agency(ies)PADEP
Incident Time
Incident Duration1 DAY
Incident Report Produced
Information SourcesPA Dam Safety
