Incident ID |
NC00944-2985 |
Dam Name |
H.F. LEE POWER STATION COOLING LAKE DAM |
Downstream Hazard Potential |
H |
State |
NC |
Incident Date |
10/08/2016 |
Incident Type |
Failure |
Incident Driver |
Hydrologic/flooding |
Incident Mechanism 1 |
Overtopping |
Incident Mechanism 2 |
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Incident Mechanism 3 |
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Incident Description |
breached, plus a large slide on different location |
Named Hydrologic Event |
Matthew |
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident |
Yes |
Fatalities (Number) |
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Number of People Evacuated |
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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 $) |
$1 million to $5 million |
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 |
1 day |
Incident Report Produced |
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Information Sources |
NCDEQ |
Owner Type |
U |
Dam Type |
RE |
Primary Purpose(s) |
O |
EAP |
N |
Year Completed |
0 |
Year Modified |
0 |
Dam Height |
17 ft |
Max Storage (ac-ft) |
5446 ac-ft |
Surface Area (acres) |
0 acres |
River Name |
NEUSE RIV OFF STREAM |
Latitude |
35.381 |
Longitude |
-78.085 |
Regulatory Agency(ies) |
NCDENR |
NID Number |
NC00944 |
Attachments |
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