ALBRITTON LAKE DAM - MS03326-2601


Incident ID MS03326-2601
Dam Name ALBRITTON LAKE DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential S
State MS
Incident Date 01/21/2015
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Deterioration Or Poor Condition
Incident Mechanism 1 Spillway Pipe Failure
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description FAILURE OF THE PRIMARY SPILLWAY (CMP) THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY FILLED WITH CONCRETE
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
Fatalities (Number) 0
Number of People Evacuated 1
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
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Response
Additional Remarks or Updates INCIDENT WAS SUCCESSFULLY HANDLED. A 20. FT WIDE CUT WAS MADE TO ACT AS THE PRIMARY SPILLWAY. HOA WAS ADVISED TO KEEP THE LAKE LEVEL LOWER UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE OR THE DAM IS BREACHED
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Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP NR
Year Completed 1995
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 33 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 1369 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 80 acres
River Name TR. MILL CREEK
Latitude 30.9806
Longitude -89.6881
Regulatory Agency(ies) MS Dept. of Environmental Quality
NID Number MS03326
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