LAKE ASHBURTON - MD00108-3540


Incident ID MD00108-3540
Dam Name LAKE ASHBURTON
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State MD
Incident Date 02/07/2022
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Other
Incident Mechanism 1 Other
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Water supply piping at toe of dam began to leak causing internal erosion and sinkhole at the embanment toe.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident Yes
Fatalities (Number)
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts Unknown
Economic Damages (in $) Unknown
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response Reluctance to activate EAP
Additional Remarks or Updates
Incident Time
Incident Duration 4 months
Incident Report Produced Unknown
Information Sources MD Dam Safety
Owner Type L
Dam Type REER
Primary Purpose(s) S
EAP Y
Year Completed 1910
Year Modified 1910
Dam Height 40 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 750 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 25 acres
River Name OFFSTREAM-GWYNNS RUN
Latitude 39.3192
Longitude -76.6688
Regulatory Agency(ies) MD DAM SAFETY
NID Number MD00108
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