COVINGTON MILLPOND DAM - SC00645-3121
Dam Name: COVINGTON MILLPOND DAM
State: SC
Downstream Hazard Potential: L
Incident Type: Failure
Incident Date: 09/16/2018
Incident Driver: Hydrologic/Flooding
Incident Mechanism 1: Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2Erosion
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident IDSC00645-3121
Incident DescriptionHeavy rainfall and flooding contributed to failure. Failure occurred at the mid point of the dam due to overtopping and erosion at an area that had previously been repaired and grass cover had not been permanently established.
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)IR
EAPNR
Dam Height11 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)400.00
Surface Area (acres)32.00
Year Completed1900
NID NumberSC00645
River NameCOTTINGHAM CREEK
Latitude34.6077
Longitude-79.6314
Year Modified
Regulatory Agency(ies)SC DHEC
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information SourcesSC Dam Safety
