MADER DAM NO 1 - NE01099-2844


Incident ID NE01099-2844
Dam Name MADER DAM NO 1
Downstream Hazard Potential L
State NE
Incident Date 01/01/2012
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Seepage/internal Erosion
Incident Mechanism 1 Piping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
Fatalities (Number) 0
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts None
Economic Damages (in $) Unknown
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates Dam had an auxiliary spillway but no principal spillway. Breach was found during routine periodic inspection in October 2014.
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced No
Information Sources NE DNR
Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) I
EAP NR
Year Completed 1947
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 25 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 238 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 21 acres
River Name TR-INDIAN CREEK
Latitude 42.987
Longitude -103.814
Regulatory Agency(ies) NE DNR
NID Number NE01099
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