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Incident ID |
CA00000-209 |
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Dam Name |
BALDWIN HILLS |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
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State |
CA |
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Incident Date |
12/14/1963 |
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Incident Type |
Failure |
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Incident Driver |
Seepage/internal Erosion |
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Incident Mechanism 1 |
Piping |
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Incident Mechanism 2 |
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Incident Mechanism 3 |
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Incident Description |
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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) |
5 |
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Number of People Evacuated |
16500 |
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Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated |
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Number of Habitable Structures Flooded |
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Other Infrastructure Impacts |
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Economic Damages (in $) |
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Volume released at failure (ac-ft) |
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Response |
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Additional Remarks or Updates |
Destroyed 65 houses; miles of streets, waterpipes, sewers & gas lines, damaged hundreds of houses & apartments. Water supply for Los Angeles. 232 high, 650 long dam. Impoundment: 20 acres, 70 deep
Fatalities: 5 - Advance warning enabled evac of approx 16,500; 27 injured |
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Incident Time |
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Incident Duration |
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Incident Report Produced |
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Information Sources |
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Owner Type |
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Dam Type |
RE |
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Primary Purpose(s) |
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EAP |
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Year Completed |
0 |
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Year Modified |
0 |
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Dam Height |
232 ft |
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Max Storage (ac-ft) |
0 ac-ft |
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Surface Area (acres) |
0 acres |
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River Name |
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Latitude |
0 |
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Longitude |
0 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
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NID Number |
CA00000 |
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Attachments |
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