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 |
