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Incident ID |
CO02059-3168 |
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Dam Name |
BELMEAR LAKE |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
S |
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State |
CO |
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Incident Date |
05/01/2017 |
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Incident Type |
Non-failure |
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Incident Driver |
Deterioration Or Poor Condition |
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Incident Mechanism 1 |
Piping |
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Incident Mechanism 2 |
Sinkhole |
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Incident Mechanism 3 |
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Incident Description |
5-foot diamter sinkhole over outlet works. Owner responded and used a siphon to drain the reservoir before it progressed to failure |
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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) |
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Number of People Evacuated |
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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 |
Reservoir was given zero storage restriction. The outlet works were rehabilitated and reservoir has returned to full storage February 2019. |
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Incident Time |
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Incident Duration |
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Incident Report Produced |
No |
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Information Sources |
CO DWR |
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Owner Type |
P |
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Dam Type |
RE |
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Primary Purpose(s) |
IP |
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EAP |
Y |
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Year Completed |
1912 |
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Year Modified |
0 |
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Dam Height |
30 ft |
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Max Storage (ac-ft) |
647 ac-ft |
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Surface Area (acres) |
30 acres |
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River Name |
DISAPPOINTMENT CREEK-TR |
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Latitude |
37.8136 |
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Longitude |
-108.353 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
DWR |
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NID Number |
CO02059 |
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Attachments |
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