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Incident ID |
IN00747-2614 |
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Dam Name |
FOREST LAKE DAM |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
H |
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State |
IN |
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Incident Date |
07/14/2015 |
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Incident Type |
Non-failure |
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Incident Driver |
Hydrologic/flooding |
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Incident Mechanism 1 |
Spillway Deficiency |
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Incident Mechanism 2 |
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Incident Mechanism 3 |
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Incident Description |
Heavy rains over 24 hours caused damage to the principal spillway and the dam was in a slow state of progressive failure |
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Named Hydrologic Event |
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EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident |
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Fatalities (Number) |
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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 |
One of the owners hired an engineer to begin directing emergency actions and a contractor was hired to begin lowering the emergency spillway about 3 feet so that no water could flow through the old damaged principal spillway |
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Incident Time |
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Incident Duration |
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Incident Report Produced |
No |
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Information Sources |
IN DNR |
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Owner Type |
P |
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Dam Type |
RE |
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Primary Purpose(s) |
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EAP |
N |
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Year Completed |
1965 |
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Year Modified |
0 |
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Dam Height |
19 ft |
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Max Storage (ac-ft) |
55 ac-ft |
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Surface Area (acres) |
5 acres |
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River Name |
UNNAMED TRIBUTARY WHITE LICK CREEK |
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Latitude |
39.755 |
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Longitude |
-86.4083 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
IDNR |
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NID Number |
IN00747 |
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Attachments |
Y |
