LAKE HAZLE DAM - MS00503-1120


Incident ID MS00503-1120
Dam Name LAKE HAZLE DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State MS
Incident Date 09/26/2011
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Deterioration Or Poor Condition
Incident Mechanism 1 Spillway Pipe Failure
Incident Mechanism 2 Sinkhole
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Sinkhole developed near left abutment due to failure of large CMP culvert which diverts drainage water around dam
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident Yes
Fatalities (Number)
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
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 EAP activated for potential (developing) failure. Actions taken prevented failure from developing into full failure
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources
Owner Type L
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP Y
Year Completed 1925
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 25 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 390 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 26 acres
River Name JOHNSON CREEK TRIB OF JONES CREEK
Latitude 31.8667
Longitude -90.4033
Regulatory Agency(ies) MS Dept. of Environmental Quality
NID Number MS00503
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