LAKE SERENE NORTH DAM - MS00698-1880


Incident ID MS00698-1880
Dam Name LAKE SERENE NORTH DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State MS
Incident Date 10/16/2013
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Deterioration Or Poor Condition
Incident Mechanism 1 Spillway Chute Failure
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description PIPING UNDER THE SPILLLWAY SLAB. FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS TAKING PLACE.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
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 $) none
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources
Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP Y
Year Completed 1968
Year Modified 1992
Dam Height 28 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 1803 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 135 acres
River Name PERKINS CREEK
Latitude 31.3167
Longitude -89.4322
Regulatory Agency(ies) MS Dept. of Environmental Quality
NID Number MS00698
Attachments Y