JOHN THOMPSONS MILL DAM - TN00000-118
Dam Name: JOHN THOMPSONS MILL DAM
State: TN
Downstream Hazard Potential:
Incident Type: Failure
Incident Date: 08/02/1916
Incident Driver: Unknown
Incident Mechanism 1: Spillway Deficiency
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Incident Mechanism 3
Incident IDTN00000-118
Incident Description
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to IncidentNo
Fatalities (Number)26
Number of People Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
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Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Additional Remarks or Updates24-28 lives lost in flood, # related to failure unknown. Many houses, mills, other buldings, crops, and livestock destroyed, railroad damaged. > $30,000 in property damage (possibly $50,000 to $100,000). The dam broke following 9"" of rainfall in 5 hours,
Fatalities: 26 -
Fatalities: 26 -
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Primary Purpose(s)
EAP
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Max Storage (ac-ft)
Surface Area (acres)0.00
Year Completed
NID NumberTN00000
River NameBARREN CREEK
Latitude0
Longitude0
Year Modified
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