AUBERRY LUMBER MILL - CA10403-3258
| Incident ID | CA10403-3258 |
| Dam Name | AUBERRY LUMBER MILL |
| Downstream Hazard Potential | H |
| State | CA |
| Incident Date | 04/02/2018 |
| Incident Type | Non-failure |
| Incident Driver | Hydrologic/flooding |
| Incident Mechanism 1 | Insufficient Spillway Capacity |
| Incident Mechanism 2 | Overtopping |
| Incident Mechanism 3 | |
| Incident Description | The dam overtopped due to spillway pipes being clogged with overgrown vegetation. Overtopping eroded the downstream slope, which could have potentially led to failure. There is no low-level outlet at this dam. |
| Named Hydrologic Event | |
| EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident | No |
| Fatalities (Number) | 0 |
| Number of People Evacuated | 0 |
| Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated | 0 |
| Number of Habitable Structures Flooded | 0 |
| Other Infrastructure Impacts | None |
| Economic Damages (in $) | None |
| Volume released at failure (ac-ft) | |
| Response | Response hindered as this was an illegal dam previously unknown to the Division of Safety of Dams until days after the event. |
| Additional Remarks or Updates | |
| Incident Time | |
| Incident Duration | 1 day |
| Incident Report Produced | Yes |
| Information Sources | CA DSOD |
| Owner Type | P |
| Dam Type | RE |
| Primary Purpose(s) | S |
| EAP | N |
| Year Completed | 0 |
| Year Modified | 0 |
| Dam Height | 17 ft |
| Max Storage (ac-ft) | 94 ac-ft |
| Surface Area (acres) | 8 acres |
| River Name | LITTLE SANDY CREEK |
| Latitude | 37.0676 |
| Longitude | -119.49 |
| Regulatory Agency(ies) | CA DWR |
| NID Number | CA10403 |
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