Incident ID |
GA00000-135 |
Dam Name |
KELLY BARNES |
Downstream Hazard Potential |
H |
State |
GA |
Incident Date |
11/06/1977 |
Incident Type |
Failure |
Incident Driver |
Unknown |
Incident Mechanism 1 |
Unknown |
Incident Mechanism 2 |
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Incident Mechanism 3 |
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Incident Description |
There was little maintance at the dam and there had been intense rain for several days. Could have overtopped but it is unknown. |
Named Hydrologic Event |
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EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident |
No |
Fatalities (Number) |
39 |
Number of People Evacuated |
|
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated |
|
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded |
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Other Infrastructure Impacts |
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Economic Damages (in $) |
$25 million to $50 million |
Volume released at failure (ac-ft) |
410 ac-ft |
Response |
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Additional Remarks or Updates |
Damfailures.org, https://www2.usgs.gov/water/southatlantic/ga/flood/toccoa/index.html
Fatalities: 39 - |
Incident Time |
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Incident Duration |
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Incident Report Produced |
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Information Sources |
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Owner Type |
P |
Dam Type |
RE |
Primary Purpose(s) |
R |
EAP |
N |
Year Completed |
0 |
Year Modified |
0 |
Dam Height |
38 ft |
Max Storage (ac-ft) |
410 ac-ft |
Surface Area (acres) |
0 acres |
River Name |
Toccoa Creek |
Latitude |
0 |
Longitude |
0 |
Regulatory Agency(ies) |
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NID Number |
GA00000 |
Attachments |
Y |