AUGUSTINE - PA01909-3187
Dam Name: AUGUSTINE
State: PA
Downstream Hazard Potential: S
Incident Type: Failure
Incident Date: 03/05/2018
Incident Driver: Hydrologic/Flooding
Incident Mechanism 1: Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2Erosion
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident IDPA01909-3187
Incident DescriptionOVERTOPPING ERODED 2 TO 3 FEET IN TOP OF EMBANKMENT AND ON DOWNSTREAM SLOPE.
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 $)
ResponseOWNER NOW AGREES TO REMOVE DAM & WILL BE ISSUED EMERGENCY PERMIT WITH SPECIFIED BREACH SIZE
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Additional Remarks or UpdatesDAM DAMAGED BY FLOODING IN 2003-4 & OWNER ORDERED TO DRAIN & BREACH. DAMAGES WERE REPAIRED.
Owner TypeP
Dam TypeRE
Primary Purpose(s)R
EAPN
Dam Height14 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)10.00
Surface Area (acres)0.00
Year Completed
NID NumberPA01909
River NameTR JERSEY RUN
Latitude39.9511
Longitude-80.1628
Year Modified
Regulatory Agency(ies)PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information SourcesPA Dam Safety
