BUFFALO CREEK - WV00000-126

Dam Name: BUFFALO CREEK
State: WV
Downstream Hazard Potential:
Incident Type: Failure
Incident Date: 02/26/1972
Incident Driver: Unknown
Incident Mechanism 1: Unknown
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Incident IDWV00000-126
Incident Description
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to IncidentNo
Fatalities (Number)125
Number of People Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded1084
Other Infrastructure Impacts
Economic Damages (in $)over $100 million
Response
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Additional Remarks or Updates
Fatalities: 125 -
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Primary Purpose(s)
EAP
Dam Height
Max Storage (ac-ft)
Surface Area (acres)0.00
Year Completed
NID NumberWV00000
River Name
Latitude0
Longitude0
Year Modified
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