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Incident ID |
FL00058-2650 |
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Dam Name |
CRESCENT LAKE DAM |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
L |
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State |
FL |
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Incident Date |
04/29/2014 |
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Incident Type |
Failure |
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Incident Driver |
Hydrologic/flooding |
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Incident Mechanism 1 |
Overtopping |
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Incident Mechanism 2 |
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Incident Mechanism 3 |
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Incident Description |
20” or more of rain causing the Dam to overtop. An area approximately 200’ long on the west end of the Dam was totally
breached causing most of the water to drain from the lake. |
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Named Hydrologic Event |
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EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident |
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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 |
The breached Dam deposited sediment and debris into the adjacent wetlands to
the south of the Dam. The water overtopped Michigan Avenue to the south of the Dam. |
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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 |
FL DEP |
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Owner Type |
P |
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Dam Type |
RE |
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Primary Purpose(s) |
RS |
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EAP |
N |
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Year Completed |
1960 |
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Year Modified |
0 |
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Dam Height |
16 ft |
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Max Storage (ac-ft) |
396 ac-ft |
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Surface Area (acres) |
0 acres |
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River Name |
BAYOU MARCUS |
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Latitude |
30.46 |
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Longitude |
-87.27 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
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NID Number |
FL00058 |
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Attachments |
Y |
