ROBBINS LAKE DAM - MS00104-3460


Incident ID MS00104-3460
Dam Name ROBBINS LAKE DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential U
State MS
Incident Date 01/02/2020
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2 Insufficient Spillway Capacity
Incident Mechanism 3 Erosion
Incident Description 1‐3 ft overtopping, at least 3 large head cut erosion scalps on downstream slope.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident N
Fatalities (Number) 0
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts 0
Economic Damages (in $) 0
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response County officials shut down one lane of traffic and maintained a lowered lake level until repairs could be completed. New culverts installed and backslope regraded and armored with grouted riprap.
Additional Remarks or Updates
Incident Time 7:30 pm
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced Y
Information Sources MDEQ Dam Safety
Owner Type L
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP NR
Year Completed 1973
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 32 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 886 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 36 acres
River Name ROBBINS BAYOU
Latitude 31.432
Longitude -91.4046
Regulatory Agency(ies) MS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
NID Number MS00104
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