BURWELL SUMTER DIVERSION DAM - NE01464-1225


Incident ID NE01464-1225
Dam Name BURWELL SUMTER DIVERSION DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential L
State NE
Incident Date 06/12/2010
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description The dam was overtopped but did not fail.
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 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts
Economic Damages (in $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft) 0 ac-ft
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates This is a diversion dam used to divert water into an irrigation canal. The NE DNR dam safety program does not have jurisdiction over diversion dams.
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources
Owner Type
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) I
EAP NR
Year Completed 1933
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 21 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 1100 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 1 acres
River Name NORTH LOUP RIVER
Latitude 41.7909
Longitude -99.131
Regulatory Agency(ies) NE DNR
NID Number NE01464
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