OKTIBBEHA COUNTY LAKE DAM - MS00338-2942


Incident ID MS00338-2942
Dam Name OKTIBBEHA COUNTY LAKE DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State MS
Incident Date 03/12/2015
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Deterioration Or Poor Condition
Incident Mechanism 1 Unknown
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description PREVIOUSLY LOW HAZARD RECLASSIFIED TO HIGH HAZARD
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident
Fatalities (Number) 0
Number of People Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated 1
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts NONE
Economic Damages (in $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft) 20 ac-ft
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources MS DEQ
Owner Type L
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) C
EAP Y
Year Completed 1965
Year Modified 2003
Dam Height 43 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 10430 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 479 acres
River Name BIBA WITA CREEK
Latitude 33.505
Longitude -88.9317
Regulatory Agency(ies) MS Dept. of Environmental Quality
NID Number MS00338
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