BAXLEY 501 POND DAM - SC01805-3122
Dam Name: BAXLEY 501 POND DAM
State: SC
Downstream Hazard Potential: S
Incident Type: Failure
Incident Date: 09/16/2018
Incident Driver: Hydrologic/Flooding
Incident Mechanism 1: Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2Erosion
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident IDSC01805-3122
Incident DescriptionHurricane Florence dropped heavy precipation on the watershed over approximately 72 hours, causing the dam to overtop. Dam was previously heavily impacted from Hurricane Matthew in 2016. Failure location is also where a void from an overturned tree was located, which is suspected as cause of the breach occurring where it did.
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 Impacts
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)R
EAPY
Dam Height7 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)141.00
Surface Area (acres)22.00
Year Completed1953
NID NumberSC01805
River NameLITTLE REEDY CREEK
Latitude34.1114
Longitude-79.3352
Year Modified
Regulatory Agency(ies)SC DHEC
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information SourcesSC Dam Safety
