FOUNTAIN LAKE CDF - MN01804-3356


Incident ID MN01804-3356
Dam Name FOUNTAIN LAKE CDF
Downstream Hazard Potential S
State MN
Incident Date 05/01/2020
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Structural Stability
Incident Mechanism 1 Foundation Deficiency
Incident Mechanism 2 Sliding
Incident Mechanism 3 Slope Stability
Incident Description During construction, oversaturated foundation led to interior slope failure. Repaired.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
Fatalities (Number) 0
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts None
Economic Damages (in $) $1 to $100,000
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response Owner and engineer completed emergency repairs.
Additional Remarks or Updates Upstream embankment slide prior to first filling.
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced Yes
Information Sources MN Dam Safety
Owner Type L
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) O
EAP Y
Year Completed 2017
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 25 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 560 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 32 acres
River Name BANCROFT CREEK-OS
Latitude 43.6959
Longitude -93.3798
Regulatory Agency(ies) MNDNR EWR
NID Number MN01804
Attachments