LAKE SERENE SOUTHEAST DAM - MS00704-1442


Incident ID MS00704-1442
Dam Name LAKE SERENE SOUTHEAST DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State MS
Incident Date 08/29/2012
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Deterioration Or Poor Condition
Incident Mechanism 1 Spillway Pipe Failure
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description CONDUIT FAILED VERY SLOWLY OVER 2-5 YEARS. EMBANKMENT HAS SLOWLY COLLAPSED OVER CONDUIT.
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
Economic Damages (in $)
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 1969
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 24 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 1037 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 68 acres
River Name PERKINS CREEK
Latitude 31.2931
Longitude -89.4333
Regulatory Agency(ies) MS Dept. of Environmental Quality
NID Number MS00704
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