WAGON HOUND - WY00723-3351
Dam Name: WAGON HOUND
State: WY
Downstream Hazard Potential: L
Incident Type: Failure
Incident Date: 03/20/2019
Incident Driver: Hydrologic/Flooding
Incident Mechanism 1: High Reservoir Level
Incident Mechanism 2Reservoir Overfilling
Incident Mechanism 3Insufficient Spillway Capacity
Incident IDWY00723-3351
Incident DescriptionRain on snowmelt event caused overtopping and eventually erosion of the dam embankment.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to IncidentNo
Fatalities (Number)0
Number of People Evacuated0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated0
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded1
Other Infrastructure ImpactsRoads
Economic Damages (in $)$1 to $100,000
Response
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)144
Additional Remarks or UpdatesCounty road closed but not damaged.
Owner TypeP
Dam TypeRE
Primary Purpose(s)I
EAPNR
Dam Height30 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)331.00
Surface Area (acres)30.00
Year Completed1946
NID NumberWY00723
River NameWAGON HOUND CREEK
Latitude43.4542
Longitude-106.746
Year Modified
Regulatory Agency(ies)SEO
Incident Time
Incident Duration1 day
Incident Report ProducedNo
Information SourcesWY Dam Safety
