MONTGOMERY - CO00372-2092


Incident ID CO00372-2092
Dam Name MONTGOMERY
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State CO
Incident Date 06/05/2013
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Seepage/internal Erosion
Incident Mechanism 1 Excessive/increased Seepage
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Incident Description New seepage (near 1 cfs) at toe of rockfill dam. Increased monitoring, performed failure modes analysis. It was hypothesized that it was melting ice from within the rockfill of this high altitude dam after an abnormally wet and cold spring.
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Owner Type L
Dam Type ER
Primary Purpose(s) S
EAP Y
Year Completed 1956
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 112 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 6100 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 95 acres
River Name MIDDLE FORK S. PLATTE
Latitude 39.3533
Longitude -106.074
Regulatory Agency(ies) DWR
NID Number CO00372
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