WHEATON BRANCH STORM WATER MANAGEMENT - MD0012-3159


Incident ID MD0012-3159
Dam Name WHEATON BRANCH STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State MD
Incident Date 07/28/2017
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Insufficient Spillway Capacity
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident Yes
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Information Sources MD Dam Safety
Owner Type L
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) C
EAP Y
Year Completed 1979
Year Modified 1990
Dam Height 27 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 196 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 3 acres
River Name SLIGO CREEK-TR
Latitude 39.0247
Longitude -77.0383
Regulatory Agency(ies) MD DAM SAFETY
NID Number MD00127
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