RHODES LAKE DAM - NC01145-1684


Incident ID NC01145-1684
Dam Name RHODES LAKE DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential S
State NC
Incident Date 06/08/2013
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Earthen section of dam overtopped adjacent to concrete spillway wall. Sand bags where installed to prevent overtopping.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
Fatalities (Number)
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 1
Other Infrastructure Impacts None
Economic Damages (in $) None
Volume released at failure (ac-ft) 0 ac-ft
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates Sand bags where installed to prevent overtopping. One home flooded on upstream face of dam. Threatened NC Hwy 301 and I-95 downstream from dam. Dam overtopped during passage of TD Andrea.
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources
Owner Type S
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP Y
Year Completed 0
Year Modified 2011
Dam Height 15 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 2304 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 0 acres
River Name BLACK RIVER
Latitude 35.2258
Longitude -78.6528
Regulatory Agency(ies)
NID Number NC01145
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