SALTVILLE MUCK OR MATHIESON ALAKALI WORKS - VA00000-217

Dam Name: SALTVILLE MUCK OR MATHIESON ALAKALI WORKS
State: VA
Downstream Hazard Potential:
Incident Type: Failure
Incident Date: 12/24/1924
Incident Driver: Unknown
Incident Mechanism 1: Unknown
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Incident IDVA00000-217
Incident Description
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to IncidentNo
Fatalities (Number)19
Number of People Evacuated
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Additional Remarks or Updates“Palmertown Tragedy…tons of waste raced through the tiny community of Palmertown. Pieces of the dam and boulders of muck blocked the North Fork of the Holston River, sending the flood upstream into the even smaller community of Chinch Row.”
Fatalities: 19 -
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Dam TypeRE
Primary Purpose(s)T
EAP
Dam Height100 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)
Surface Area (acres)0.00
Year Completed
NID NumberVA00000
River NameHOLSTON
Latitude0
Longitude0
Year Modified
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