H.F. LEE POWER STATION COOLING LAKE DAM - NC00944-2985
Dam Name: H.F. LEE POWER STATION COOLING LAKE DAM
State: NC
Downstream Hazard Potential: H
Incident Type: Failure
Incident Date: 10/08/2016
Incident Driver: Hydrologic/Flooding
Incident Mechanism 1: Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident IDNC00944-2985
Incident Descriptionbreached, plus a large slide on different location
Named Hydrologic EventMatthew
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to IncidentYes
Fatalities (Number)
Number of People Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded
Other Infrastructure Impacts
Economic Damages (in $)$1 million to $5 million
Response
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Additional Remarks or Updates
Owner TypeU
Dam TypeRE
Primary Purpose(s)O
EAPN
Dam Height17 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)5446.00
Surface Area (acres)0.00
Year Completed
NID NumberNC00944
River NameNEUSE RIV OFF STREAM
Latitude35.381
Longitude-78.085
Year Modified
Regulatory Agency(ies)NCDENR
Incident Time
Incident Duration1 day
Incident Report Produced
Information SourcesNCDEQ
