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Incident ID |
AR00290-3101 |
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Dam Name |
LAKE ELMDALE DAM |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
H |
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State |
AR |
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Incident Date |
04/28/2017 |
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Incident Type |
Non-failure |
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Incident Driver |
Hydrologic/flooding |
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Incident Mechanism 1 |
Insufficient Spillway Capacity |
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Incident Mechanism 2 |
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Incident Mechanism 3 |
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Incident Description |
Heavy prolong rain surpassed the spillway capacity |
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Named Hydrologic Event |
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EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident |
No |
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Fatalities (Number) |
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Number of People Evacuated |
Unknown |
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Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated |
Unknown |
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Number of Habitable Structures Flooded |
Unknown |
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Other Infrastructure Impacts |
Roads |
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Economic Damages (in $) |
Unknown |
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Volume released at failure (ac-ft) |
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Response |
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Additional Remarks or Updates |
The earth spillway was washed out and deposited downstream across a road and onto private property. |
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Incident Time |
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Incident Duration |
2 days |
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Incident Report Produced |
Yes |
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Information Sources |
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Owner Type |
S |
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Dam Type |
RE |
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Primary Purpose(s) |
R |
|
EAP |
N |
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Year Completed |
1952 |
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Year Modified |
0 |
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Dam Height |
46 ft |
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Max Storage (ac-ft) |
2050 ac-ft |
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Surface Area (acres) |
125 acres |
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River Name |
BUSH CREEK |
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Latitude |
36.1983 |
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Longitude |
-94.2183 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
ANRC |
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NID Number |
AR00290 |
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Attachments |
Y |
