ETOWAH RIVER SUBWATERSHED STRUCTURE #1 - GA06128-3349


Incident ID GA06128-3349
Dam Name ETOWAH RIVER SUBWATERSHED STRUCTURE #1
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State GA
Incident Date 02/22/2019
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 High Reservoir Level
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Program took call that the lake had risen 25 feet and about to overtop, but staff found no problem.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
Fatalities (Number)
Number of People Evacuated Unknown
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated Unknown
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded Unknown
Other Infrastructure Impacts Unknown
Economic Damages (in $) Unknown
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response Program visited site.
Additional Remarks or Updates Emergency spillway was functioning as designed.
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced Unknown
Information Sources GA Safe Dams Program
Owner Type S
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP Y
Year Completed 1969
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 48 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 1691 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 46 acres
River Name BREWTON CREEK
Latitude 34.3153
Longitude -84.1964
Regulatory Agency(ies) GA-SAFE DAMS PROGRAM
NID Number GA06128
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