KA LOKO DAM - HI00000-3585


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
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
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident
Fatalities (Number) 7
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Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) I
EAP
Year Completed 1890
Year Modified 1912
Dam Height 42 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 0 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 0 acres
River Name
Latitude 0
Longitude 0
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NID Number HI00000
Attachments Y