KEYSTONE WOODS LAKE DAM - IN00485-2564


Incident ID IN00485-2564
Dam Name KEYSTONE WOODS LAKE DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State IN
Incident Date 03/31/2015
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Seepage/internal Erosion
Incident Mechanism 1 Spillway Pipe Failure
Incident Mechanism 2 Sinkhole
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Actively growing sinkhole (about 3 by 5 feet in area, and about 5 feet deep) in the dam. A field visit confirmed the sinkhole had formed over the noticeably deteriorated 36¿ corrugated metal principal spillway pipe.
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Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP N
Year Completed 1973
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 22 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 179 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 7 acres
River Name UNNAMED TRIBUTARY BLUE WOODS CREEK
Latitude 39.9464
Longitude -86.1056
Regulatory Agency(ies) IDNR
NID Number IN00485
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