SLAUGHTERS LAKE DAM - KY00141-3273
| Incident ID | KY00141-3273 |
| Dam Name | SLAUGHTERS LAKE DAM |
| Downstream Hazard Potential | S |
| State | KY |
| Incident Date | 02/25/2018 |
| Incident Type | Failure |
| Incident Driver | Deterioration Or Poor Condition |
| Incident Mechanism 1 | Erosion |
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| Incident Mechanism 3 | |
| Incident Description | Dam breached around principal spillway pipe due to poor condition of structure and excessive erosion. |
| Named Hydrologic Event | |
| EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident | |
| Fatalities (Number) | 0 |
| Number of People Evacuated | 0 |
| Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated | 0 |
| Number of Habitable Structures Flooded | 0 |
| Other Infrastructure Impacts | |
| Economic Damages (in $) | |
| Volume released at failure (ac-ft) | |
| Response | |
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| Incident Duration | |
| Incident Report Produced | Yes |
| Information Sources | KY DNR |
| Owner Type | P |
| Dam Type | RE |
| Primary Purpose(s) | O |
| EAP | NR |
| Year Completed | 1890 |
| Year Modified | 0 |
| Dam Height | 18 ft |
| Max Storage (ac-ft) | 260 ac-ft |
| Surface Area (acres) | 13 acres |
| River Name | DEER CREEK |
| Latitude | 37.4785 |
| Longitude | -87.4925 |
| Regulatory Agency(ies) | KY DIVISION OF WATER |
| NID Number | KY00141 |
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