CORTI-JENCEN DAM - VA00000-2458
Dam Name: CORTI-JENCEN DAM
State: VA
Downstream Hazard Potential: H
Incident Type: Failure
Incident Date: 05/14/2014
Incident Driver: Seepage/Internal Erosion
Incident Mechanism 1: Piping
Incident Mechanism 2
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Incident IDVA00000-2458
Incident Descriptionpiping failure resulted in partial breach
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident
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Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Additional Remarks or Updatesdamages limited to the dam
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Primary Purpose(s)
EAP
Dam Height1989 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)
Surface Area (acres)0.00
Year Completed
NID NumberVA00000
River Name
Latitude0
Longitude0
Year Modified
Regulatory Agency(ies)VA DEQ
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