LAKE TIAK O KHATA - MS00189-2941


Incident ID MS00189-2941
Dam Name LAKE TIAK O KHATA
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State MS
Incident Date 01/21/2015
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Seepage/internal Erosion
Incident Mechanism 1 Piping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident
Fatalities (Number) 0
Number of People Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts None
Economic Damages (in $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft) 0 ac-ft
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates FORREST BETWEEN DAM AND HWY 43 BRIDGE. HWY 43 WAS DOWNSTREAM BUT THE BANKS WERE HIGH ENOUGH THAT NEARLY NO HAZARD WAS POSSIBLE WITHOUT A CATASTROPHIC RELEASE AT A FULL POOL.
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources MS DEQ
Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP Y
Year Completed 1954
Year Modified 2010
Dam Height 33 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 650 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 0 acres
River Name TRIB OF HUGHES CREEK
Latitude 33.0956
Longitude -89.0728
Regulatory Agency(ies) MS Dept. of Environmental Quality
NID Number MS00189
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