UTE CREEK - CO01366-2096


Incident ID CO01366-2096
Dam Name UTE CREEK
Downstream Hazard Potential L
State CO
Incident Date 11/01/2012
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Seepage/internal Erosion
Incident Mechanism 1 Excessive/increased Seepage
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Unexpected seepage from dam.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident
Fatalities (Number)
Number of People Evacuated
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 Advised owner on surveillance and monitoring and to lower reservoir if conditions worsen.
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources
Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) S
EAP NR
Year Completed 1976
Year Modified 1997
Dam Height 119 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 429 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 12 acres
River Name UTE CREEK
Latitude 39.8394
Longitude -106.094
Regulatory Agency(ies) DWR
NID Number CO01366
Attachments