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