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Incident ID |
NC00329-1601 |
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Dam Name |
OXFORD |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
H |
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State |
NC |
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Incident Date |
05/05/2013 |
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Incident Type |
Non-failure |
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Incident Driver |
Malfunction Of Equipment/gate |
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Incident Mechanism 1 |
Gate/valve Failure |
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Incident Mechanism 2 |
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Incident Mechanism 3 |
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Incident Description |
Heavy rainfall resulted in opening of gates and one of the gates would not fully open. Remote control system malfunction, origin not yet determined or reported |
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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 |
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Other Infrastructure Impacts |
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Economic Damages (in $) |
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Volume released at failure (ac-ft) |
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Response |
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Additional Remarks or Updates |
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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 |
PGCNRE |
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Primary Purpose(s) |
H |
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EAP |
Y |
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Year Completed |
1928 |
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Year Modified |
0 |
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Dam Height |
122 ft |
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Max Storage (ac-ft) |
127500 ac-ft |
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Surface Area (acres) |
4110 acres |
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River Name |
CATAWBA RIVER |
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Latitude |
35.8214 |
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Longitude |
-81.1922 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
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NID Number |
NC00329 |
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Attachments |
Y |
