TOUCHBERRY LOWER POND DAM - SC01450-3043

Dam Name: TOUCHBERRY LOWER POND DAM

State: SC

Downstream Hazard Potential: L

Incident Type: Failure

Incident Date: 10/04/2015

Incident Driver: Hydrologic/Flooding

Incident Mechanism 1: Overtopping

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Incident IDSC01450-3043

Incident DescriptionHeavy rains-as much as 16 inches caused several dams to overtop and fail.

Named Hydrologic Event

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Owner TypeP

Dam TypeRE

Primary Purpose(s)R

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Dam Height9 ft

Max Storage (ac-ft)73.00

Surface Area (acres)15.00

Year Completed1958

NID NumberSC01450

River Name

Latitude33.6967

Longitude-80.53

Year Modified

Regulatory Agency(ies)SCDHEC

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Information SourcesSC DHEC

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