MAYWOOD SUBDIVISION - SHAHKOKA DAM - MS01512-2947


Incident ID MS01512-2947
Dam Name MAYWOOD SUBDIVISION - SHAHKOKA DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State MS
Incident Date 12/28/2015
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Overtopping
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 Water/sewer lines
Economic Damages (in $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates THE DAM HAS A VERY LARGE DRAINAGE AREA COMPARED TO THE DAM. THEREFORE THE PROBABILITY OF THIS INCIDENT OCCURING AGAIN IS HIGHLY LIKELY. THE AREA THAT SEVERELY HEAD CUTTED BACK IN THE CENTER SECTION OF THE DAM WILL NEED SOME FORM OF PROTECTION OTHERWISE IT
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 1948
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 21 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 373 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 23 acres
River Name CAMP CREEK
Latitude 34.9678
Longitude -89.8506
Regulatory Agency(ies) MS Dept. of Environmental Quality
NID Number MS01512
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