PELUCIA WATERSHED STRUCTURE Y-33A-01 DAM - MS01593-3465


Incident ID MS01593-3465
Dam Name PELUCIA WATERSHED STRUCTURE Y-33A-01 DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential L
State MS
Incident Date 06/10/2021
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Deterioration Or Poor Condition
Incident Mechanism 1
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Headcut advancing in the auxiliary spillway - will eventually cut through crest to breach the lake.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident N
Fatalities (Number) 0
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts 0
Economic Damages (in $) 0
Volume released at failure (ac-ft) 1900 ac-ft
Response Notified drainage district and NRCS of erosion to repair.
Additional Remarks or Updates
Incident Time 9:30 PM
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced N
Information Sources MDEQ Dam Safety
Owner Type L
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) C
EAP N
Year Completed 1964
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 42 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 2052 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 116 acres
River Name TR- PELUCIA CREEK
Latitude 33.4602
Longitude -89.9398
Regulatory Agency(ies) MS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
NID Number MS01593
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