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Incident ID |
MS03566-775 |
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Dam Name |
LAKE GETAWAY DAM |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
L |
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State |
MS |
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Incident Date |
01/21/2010 |
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Incident Type |
Failure |
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Incident Driver |
Structural Stability |
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Incident Mechanism 1 |
Slope Stability |
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Incident Mechanism 2 |
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Incident Mechanism 3 |
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Incident Description |
Slope Stability - shear stress failure along plane of weakness in embankment |
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Named Hydrologic Event |
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EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident |
No |
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Fatalities (Number) |
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Number of People Evacuated |
0 |
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Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated |
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Number of Habitable Structures Flooded |
0 |
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Other Infrastructure Impacts |
Dams Downstream |
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Economic Damages (in $) |
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Volume released at failure (ac-ft) |
276 ac-ft |
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Response |
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Additional Remarks or Updates |
County road closed for short period of time. Failure damaged dam located downstream, however downstream dam did not fail.
0 - 1 family requested to evacuate but refused |
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Incident Time |
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Incident Duration |
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Incident Report Produced |
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Information Sources |
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Owner Type |
P |
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Dam Type |
RE |
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Primary Purpose(s) |
R |
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EAP |
NR |
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Year Completed |
2002 |
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Year Modified |
0 |
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Dam Height |
39 ft |
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Max Storage (ac-ft) |
340 ac-ft |
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Surface Area (acres) |
29 acres |
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River Name |
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Latitude |
31.7061 |
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Longitude |
-88.9683 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
MS Dept. of Environmental Quality |
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NID Number |
MS03566 |
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Attachments |
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