SAN FERNANDO - CA00000-124


Incident ID CA00000-124
Dam Name SAN FERNANDO
Downstream Hazard Potential
State CA
Incident Date 02/09/1971
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Seismic
Incident Mechanism 1 Unknown
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident Yes
Fatalities (Number)
Number of People Evacuated 80000
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded
Other Infrastructure Impacts
Economic Damages (in $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates Incident. 142’-high, 2,100’-long hydraulic fill dam constructed 1912-1915; Quake caused slide in upstream slope that lowered the crest ~ 30’; reservoir drawn down over 3 days.
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources
Owner Type
Dam Type HF
Primary Purpose(s)
EAP
Year Completed 0
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 142 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 0 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 0 acres
River Name
Latitude 0
Longitude 0
Regulatory Agency(ies)
NID Number CA00000
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