LIRETTE LAKE DAM - MS03742-2956


Incident ID MS03742-2956
Dam Name LIRETTE LAKE DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential L
State MS
Incident Date 03/12/2016
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Seepage/internal Erosion
Incident Mechanism 1 Piping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description A SMALL BERM OF QUIKCRETE BAGS WAS BUILT AROUND THE AREA AND THE PIPING DID NOT PROGRESS.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident
Fatalities (Number) 0
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Incident Report Produced
Information Sources MS DEQ
Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP NR
Year Completed 2009
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 28 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 196 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 17 acres
River Name
Latitude 31.6619
Longitude -88.5728
Regulatory Agency(ies) MS Dept. of Environmental Quality
NID Number MS03742
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