DAVIDS MILLPOND DAM - SC00638-3120
Dam Name: DAVIDS MILLPOND DAM
State: SC
Downstream Hazard Potential: S
Incident Type: Failure
Incident Date: 09/16/2018
Incident Driver: Hydrologic/Flooding
Incident Mechanism 1: Insufficient Spillway Capacity
Incident Mechanism 2Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 3Erosion
Incident IDSC00638-3120
Incident DescriptionSimply appears dam overtopped during the heavy rainfall associated with Hurricane Florence and suffered headcut erosion on the downstream slope at location of primary spillway. Auxiliary spillway is a concrete chute but is severely restricted by "orifice" at outlet.
Named Hydrologic EventHurricane Florence
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to IncidentNo
Fatalities (Number)0
Number of People Evacuated0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated0
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded0
Other Infrastructure ImpactsRoads
Economic Damages (in $)
ResponseState Dam Safety Program performed a full inspection following the breach of this dam. The inspection report will contain a requirement that the Owner hire an engineer and submit either a permit application for repair or removal of the dam.
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Additional Remarks or UpdatesReport on dam failures associated with Hurricane Florence to be released by Geotechnical Extreme Event Reconnaisance (GEER) group at some point in the future. GEER team field work occurred during month of September 2018.
Owner TypeP
Dam TypeRE
Primary Purpose(s)O
EAPY
Dam Height9 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)394.00
Surface Area (acres)45.00
Year Completed1870
NID NumberSC00638
River NameNAKED CREEK
Latitude34.6443
Longitude-79.7482
Year Modified
Regulatory Agency(ies)SC DHEC
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information SourcesSC Dam Safety
