Incident ID |
HI00000-3585 |
Dam Name |
KA LOKO DAM |
Downstream Hazard Potential |
H |
State |
HI |
Incident Date |
03/14/2006 |
Incident Type |
Failure |
Incident Driver |
Manmade Action |
Incident Mechanism 1 |
Other |
Incident Mechanism 2 |
Overtopping |
Incident Mechanism 3 |
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Incident Description |
24 days into period of heavy rain, dam breaches, apparently due to ~2’ max overtopping near former spillway (no spillway found after breach), flood depth ~10’ to 30’, causing 7 fatalities (including pregnant woman) ~16 min after breach |
Named Hydrologic Event |
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EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident |
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Fatalities (Number) |
7 |
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 |
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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 |
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Owner Type |
P |
Dam Type |
RE |
Primary Purpose(s) |
I |
EAP |
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Year Completed |
1890 |
Year Modified |
1912 |
Dam Height |
42 ft |
Max Storage (ac-ft) |
0 ac-ft |
Surface Area (acres) |
0 acres |
River Name |
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Latitude |
0 |
Longitude |
0 |
Regulatory Agency(ies) |
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NID Number |
HI00000 |
Attachments |
Y |